DANBURY, CT — A Danbury man is accused of stabbing a woman in New Milford, leaving her with serious injuries, according to police.
The incident happened around 1 a.m. April 16 in New Milford. Police said the suspect later approached officers in Danbury near Locust Avenue and Osborne Street with the injured woman still in his vehicle.
Investigators later determined the stabbing had occurred in New Milford.
Police identified the suspect as Jefferson Barbosa-Ribeiro, 36, of Danbury. He is charged with multiple felonies, including criminal attempt to commit murder, first-degree assault and first-degree kidnapping, police said.
According to an arrest report, Barbosa-Ribeiro told police the two had gone to New Milford together before an argument escalated inside a vehicle. He told investigators he became upset after seeing a name on the victim’s phone, police said.
Ribeiro told police he stabbed the woman in the back and stomach and prevented her from leaving the vehicle when she tried to escape, according to the News-Times.
He also told investigators he later drove for more than 40 minutes before deciding to seek help, the outlet reported.
The victim suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Police initially said the man was held on a $750,000 bond and scheduled to appear in court April 17.
He was later arraigned in Torrington Superior Court, where a judge set his bail at $1 million and scheduled his next court date for May 19, according to the News-Times.
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