By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

A Salina teen was arrested Saturday after he allegedly attempted to solicit acquaintances to do harm to his stepfather.

Salina Police Interim Patrol Captain David Villanueva said this morning that a 43-year-old Salina man was notified by other people that Joseph T. Moran, 18, Salina, was attempting to solicit acquaintances to do bodily harm to the 43-year-old with an edged weapon. The solicitation attempts were made via social media.

Moran was arrested Saturday evening on the following requested charges, Villanueva said.

Villanueva said a software glitch caused Moran's requested charges to include murder instead of the solicitation charge in the Saline County Jail booking information released Sunday morning.

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 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostA Salina teen was arrested Saturday after he allegedly attempted to solicit acquaintances to do harm to his stepfather.Salina Police Interim Patrol Captain David Villanueva said this morning that a 43-year-old Salina man was notified by other people that Joseph T. Moran, 18, Salina, was attempting to solicit acquaintances to do bodily harm to the 43-year-old with an edged weapon. The solicitation attempts were made via social media.Moran was arrested Saturday evening on the following requested charges, Villanueva said.●Criminal threat●Criminal solicitation●Criminal use of weaponsVillanueva said a software glitch caused Moran's requested charges to include murder instead of the solicitation charge in the Saline County Jail booking information released Sunday morning.

Salina teen arrested for alleged attempts to solicit others to harm stepfather