Hyannis Double-Stabbing: Suspect Arrested

HYANNIS, MA – Police have arrested a man in connection with a double-stabbing in Hyannis Wednesday morning. Officers responded to Yarmouth Road around 1:20 a.m. and found a 26-year-old man with several puncture wounds to his abdominal area and a 26-year-old woman with lacerations on her arm, police said.

Witnesses described the attacker as a black male with a white tee shirt and black shorts who was driving a black sedan, according to police. He allegedly argued with the male victim in a parking lot before it turned violent. The female victim was injured while attempting to intervene, police said.

Police arrested James Metellus, 28, of Harwich, in connection with the attack. He is charged with aggravated assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Metellus is expected to be arraigned in Barnstable District Court this morning.

The victims, both Hyannis residents, were treated for their injuries at Cape Cod Hospital.

Image via Barnstable Police Department