Crime & Safety
Cape Cod Man, Friend Stab Each Other In Fight About Women: Report
The Cape resident faces a felony charge related to the incident, which took place in Florida.
BARNSTABLE, MA — A Cape Cod man is jailed in Florida after he and a friend stabbed each other during a fight about the attention they received from women.
Olajuwon Dickerson, 32, of Marstons Mills, faces a felony charge in Miami Beach of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing bodily harm, according to a Florida news report.
Dickerson was visiting the area to attend a bachelor party and on Sunday was celebrating at a bar with the other man. They began arguing when that man, who wasn’t identified, grew upset that women were noticing Dickerson.
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Dickerson stabbed the other man in the stomach and the victim stabbed him back in self-defense, according to the report.
Both men were expected to recover. Dickerson was arraigned earlier this week and was being held without bond. Police released his companion.
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