Crime & Safety
Man Stabbed With Machete Outside Suffolk County Home: Police
BREAKING: A 42-year-old man faces an assault charge after stabbing Thursday night, police say.
BRENTWOOD, NY - A Central Islip man was arrested after stabbing a man with a machete outside a Brentwood home on Thursday night, according to Suffolk Police.
Officers received a 911 call for a fight in front of a Bradley Street home at about 11:30 p.m.
Upon arrival, officers found that 39-year-old Jose Hernandez had been stabbed with a machete by 42-year-old Santos Torres, police said. He was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious injuries.
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Torres was arrested and charged him with first degree assault, police said. He was held overnight and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Friday.
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Brentwood, NY- Suffolk Police investigating a fight and a victim with serious machete wounds on Bradley St. pic.twitter.com/U3bmsuf3ou
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