A Whitehorse teenager who threatened to cut his younger brother's guts out will likely not get a criminal record from the offence.

Last Wednesday, a judge gave the young man a nine-month probation order for uttering the threat. If the 19-year-old successfully follows the order, his record will be clean.

The threat was the result of an ongoing dispute between the siblings.

Last Nov. 27, the teen and his little brother were bickering.

The accused told his brother to 'fk off.'

In an effort to defuse the situation, the brother fled upstairs, but was followed by the 19-year-old, who threatened to stab him.

The boys' father tried to intervene. That led the 19-year-old to pull a cheap hunting knife out of his pocket and threaten a second person who wasn't present in the home, court heard.

The father called the RCMP. The teen has since not been allowed to live with his father nor have contact with his brother.

For the first three days away from home, the teen was kept in police cells and was later sent to live at the Adult Resource Centre (ARC) to await his sentencing.

The teen, however, found that the ARC forced him to abide by too many rules, so he got permission from his bail supervisor to get an apartment of his own.

The accused was known to suffer from mood swings that ranged from depression to anger.

The young man's father is hoping this brush with the law will get his son the help he needs as the father believes his son has some kind of mental problem.

The teen is on a waiting list for a psychological assessment.

The judge sentenced the teen to nine months' probation where the youth must have no contact with his younger brother and the other person he named in his threats.

The teen is also not allowed to visit his father's residence unless approved by his probation supervisor.

If the teen successfully completes his probation order, he will not have a criminal record.

'As a young person at 19 years of age, I would hate to see you with a criminal record,' said Justice of the Peace Dean Cameron.

Crown prosecutor David McWhinnie asked Cameron to order the youth to abstain from alcohol.

Although the teen was not under the influence while uttering the threats, McWhinnie suggested alcohol could cause the young man to commit a similar offence later on.

Cameron did not make the order, however.

Although the 19-year-old is an adult, he is not being named to protect the identity of his younger brother.