Crime & Safety
Dollar General Fight Leads To Stabbing In South Jersey, Police Say
A man was flown for treatment after the stabbing on E. Broad Street.
BRIDGETON, NJ — A 46-year-old man was arrested after a stabbing at a Dollar General store on Tuesday, the Bridgeton Police Department said.
John Walker, of Bridgeton, was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with bodily injury, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
At around 2:15 p.m., officers responded to 25 E. Broad St. for a report of a stabbing.
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A verbal fight between Walker and another man led Walker to bring out a knife and stab him multiple times, according to authorities.
Walker was found, arrested, and taken to the Cumberland County Jail.
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The man he stabbed was flown to Cooper Hospital in stable condition.
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