Falmouth Drug Deal Ends In Stabbing: Police

FALMOUTH, MA — Three Cape Cod teenagers were arrested on attempted murder charges Monday after police said they stabbed a man during a botched drug deal. The teens were identified as Samuel Cooper, an 18-year-old from Falmouth, a 17-year-old Falmouth juvenile and a 16-year-old Mashpee juvenile. The names of the latter two suspects were not released. The man they are accused of stabbing, a 20-year-old from Falmouth, was hit in the torso and expected to survive, police said.

Police said the stabbing happened on Sam Turner Road Monday. (Sign up for free daily newsletters and breaking news alerts from Falmouth Patch.)

"At 7:28 pm, officers were called to a home on Sam Turner Road after a report that a man had been attacked by three males, one with a knife," Falmouth police said in a statement. "Within minutes, police located the suspect vehicle on Teaticket Highway and arrested the involved subjects. Officers searched the car and found a knife believed to be used during the altercation."

The three teens were charged with attempted murder, attempted armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy.

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