Stabbing

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MILFORD, DE - The Milford Police Department has arrested a 23-year-old Milford man in connection with an alleged stabbing Monday night.

Police say they were called to Truitt Ave on Monday, January 29th, just after 7 p.m. on reports of an assault. There, authorities say they found a 38-year-old man suffering from a stab wound to his lower back. EMS responders took the man to Bayhealth Sussex Campus, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries and listed as stable, according to police.

The ensuing investigation reportedly identified Jhaizhir Luke, 23, of Miford, as a suspect. Luke was found not far from the incident and arrested. 

Luke has been charged with Assault 1st Degree, Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited. His bail was set at $20,500 and he was issued a no contact order with the victim, according to police. 

 

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