Crime & Safety

North Branford Man Charged with Stabbing Girlfriend's Ex-Boyfriend

The man was recently arrested for the incident, which occurred at a Cheshire apartment in 2014.

A North Branford man is due in court next week to answer to charges that he stabbed his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend at a Cheshire apartment in 2014, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.

The Record-Journal reports Keith Eagles, 42, of 340 Twin Lake Road, was recently arrested for the incident and charged with first-degree assault.

Eagles told police that the man had been threatening his girlfriend recently and he stabbed him in self-defense, while the victim told officers he was attacked, according to the Record-Journal.

Read more at the Meriden Record-Journal here.

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