Overview
- Maverick Lyon, 21, remains hospitalized in stable condition after being shot by Albany police responding to a domestic call Tuesday morning.
- Police said officers encountered Lyon coming toward them with a knife, and two officers fired their weapons, striking him.
- A police affidavit says home video viewed by the brothers’ father showed John Dakota Lyon holding Maverick at knifepoint and telling him to pick up a knife before a struggle.
- John Dakota Lyon faces felony charges including second-degree kidnapping and attempted assault, and investigators identify Maverick as the victim.
- The officers who fired are on administrative leave as the Benton County Major Crimes Team investigates; police reported no other injuries, nearby schools briefly locked down, and the college refuted false reports of Lyon’s death.