Homeless Man Accused in Enfield Stabbing Case

ENFIELD, CT — Police arrested a homeless man Saturday night after another man reported he had been stabbed during an argument.

Gerald McTyre, 59, is charged with second-degree assault with a weapon, carrying a dangerous weapon and second-degree beach of peace. He was held over the weekend in lieu of $25,000 bond, and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Enfield Superior Court.

Police Chief Carl Sferrazza said an officer was flagged down by a man around 8:45 p.m., who claimed he had been in a fight earlier with a man who stabbed him in the stomach. The victim said he and McTyre had been drinking near the Connecticut River when a fight ensued, during which McTyre allegedly pulled out a flip-open box cutter and slashed the victim in the stomach.

The victim said he went to the nearby Thompsonville Fire Department for medical attention, and was transported to an area hospital by Enfield EMS. He received 17 stitches in his abdomen, Sferrazza said.

The victim told police McTyre lives in a car behind Burger King, and wanted him arrested for the assault. Police found McTyre in his car behind the restaurant and took him into custody, Sferrazza said.

Photo courtesy of Enfield Police Department