Crime & Safety
MoCo Man Indicted for Attempted Murder in New Jersey
Yoon S. Choi of Silver Spring allegedly stabbed a 44-year-old Connecticut woman in the neck at a Subway restaurant.
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By Anthony Bellano
A Silver Spring man has been indicted for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend in the neck while the two were at a Subway restaurant in New Jersey late last year, prosecutors said Monday.
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The attack took place in Hamilton Township, NJ, on Dec. 9, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said.
The 44-year-old woman from Connecticut suffered extensive blood loss, nerve damage, and was forced to undergo multiple surgeries to repair her esophagus, Onofri said.
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Yoon S. Choi, 48, of Silver Spring was charged with first-degree attempted murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.
Choi remains in the Mercer County Correction Center in lieu of $750,000 bail.
»Photo of Yoon S. Choi provided by the Mercer County NJ Prosecutor’s Office.
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