Watertown man charged in alleged Duffy Street stabbing
A 26-year-old Watertown man was charged after police alleged he stabbed another man six times on Duffy Street.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
A 26-year-old Watertown man was charged with first-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon after an alleged stabbing on Duffy Street, according to the Watertown Police Department.
Police said the man was arrested shortly before 8:30 p.m. Thursday after allegedly stabbing another man six times with a kitchen knife around 4 p.m. The injured man reportedly suffered a punctured lung, a punctured kidney and internal bleeding and required emergency surgery. The accused man was being held pending arraignment in Watertown City Court, according to police.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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