Fight on boat between father, son ends in attempted murder arrest

By Michaela Springer

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    PORTAGE, Indiana (WISH) — A Lake Station man was behind bars after almost killing his father during a “violent altercation” on the water Thursday morning, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Nicholas Frazier, 20, and his father were boating on Burns Ditch outside of Portage when a fight broke out between the men.

At some point, Frazier attacked his father with a blunt force object. The action caused both men to fall in the water.

Conservation officers took Frazier into custody and booked him in the Porter County jail without bond. His father was taken to a hospital for treatment and later released.

Frazier was arrested on preliminary charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, and battery with a deadly weapon. Online jail records show he faces an additional charge of domestic battery.

Portage is in northern Indiana along Lake Michigan, almost three hours from downtown Indianapolis.

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