Stabbing in Marion Neighborhood

In Marion neighborhood, west of Journal Square, a man was attacked with a knife but was able to fight his attacker who ran away when the victim got hold of the knife. Both of them suffered stab wounds and were brought to the hospital where the attacker was arrested.

The victim said he has had run-ins with Aponte (the attacker) before, because they have children by the same woman, reports said.

Sounds like a love triangle to me. Valentine-inspired crime? ;)

Full news inside this post…

2 stabbings: ‘Attacker’ held, victim on mend
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
By MICHAELANGELO CONTE
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

A Jersey City man who was attacked with a knife in the Marion section managed to take the weapon away, but both he and his attacker suffered stab wounds, officials said.

Ivan Aponte, 43, of Corbin Avenue, was arrested at the Jersey City Medical Center and charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses after the 5 p.m. stabbing at Pavonia and West Side avenues on Monday, officials said.

The victim told police he was walking home from a store when Aponte said “Yo, come here, I am gonna (blank) you up,” reports said. He said he has had run-ins with Aponte before, because they have children by the same woman, reports said.

The man said Aponte put a knife to his chin and cut him before they began struggling over the weapon, reports said, adding that Aponte ran when the victim got hold of the knife. Aponte went to the Medical Center for a stab wound to his forearm and he was arrested, reports said.

The victim handed the knife to responding officers and refused medical attention at first, reports said. At the police station, he complained of pain and an officer rolled up his shirt and found two stab wounds, reports said, adding that an ambulance took him to the Medical Center, too.

News Source: Jersey Journal

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