MASTIC, NY — A man was arrested Monday night after stabbing another man at a group home in Mastic, Suffolk police said.
Juan Ramos stabbed another man during an argument at a house on Coventry Avenue, and then bolted from the scene, just before 9 p.m., according to police.
When police arrived, they found the 57-year-old man with lacerations and a puncture wound, and he was
taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Following an investigation detectives from the 7th Squad in Shirley, Ramos was located at a gas station on Poospatuck Lane in Mastic, where he was taken into custody, according to police.
Ramos, 59, of Mastic, was charged with second-degree assault, and he was taken to a local hospital for
treatment of non-life-threatening injuries sustained during the dispute, police said.
The aftermath of the stabbing caused a commotion in the surrounding neighborhood. Residents in the area reported on social media that they saw a helicopter and officers with K-9 units searching the area.
Ramos is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday.
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