NEWARK, Del. — A 28-year-old Newark man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing earlier this month that left another man injured following an altercation near a bus stop in New Castle County.
On Friday, October 16, 2026, at approximately 10:02 p.m., officers with the New Castle County Division of Police responded to the Taylortown Shopping Center for a reported stabbing. Arriving officers located a male victim suffering from a stab wound to his torso. Police and emergency medical personnel provided treatment before transporting him to an area hospital. The victim has since recovered from his injuries.
Investigators determined that the stabbing occurred near the bus stop at Smalleys Dam Road and Songsmith Drive, where a verbal dispute involving the victim, a woman, and another man escalated into a physical altercation. During the confrontation, the male suspect allegedly stabbed the victim in the torso. The injured man fled the scene and made his way to the Taylortown Shopping Center, where police were contacted.
Detectives with the department’s Criminal Investigations Unit identified the suspect as a 28-year-old Newark resident and obtained warrants for his arrest.
On Thursday, October 29, detectives assigned to the Fugitive Apprehension and Surveillance Team located the suspect at an address in the unit block of Verdi Circle in Newark. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters.
The suspect was charged with felony first-degree assault, felony possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, and misdemeanor offensive touching.
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $140,000 cash bail.
Police did not release the suspect’s name in the information provided.