Suffolk County Police on the night of Sunday, May 12 arrested a man for stabbing and seriously injuring another man in Huntington Station.
Two men were engaged in a verbal dispute inside Las Lajas Deli, located at 156 Depot Road, when one of the men stabbed the other in the neck, chest, and abdomen at approximately 10 p.m. Second Precinct officers arrived at the scene and arrested Adelcy Almendarez for the stabbing.
The 40-year-old victim was transported to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
Second Squad detectives charged Almendarez, 50, of Huntington Station with Assault 1st Degree, Assault 2nd Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree. He is being held overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on May 13.
Detectives are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.
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