COVENTRY, RI — A Coventry man was charged in connection with a Tuesday night stabbing on Hill Farm Road.
Christian Hunt, 28, was arrested within hours of the late-night stabbing and charged with felony assault with a dangerous weapon and simple assault, the Coventry Police Department said in a media release.
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The victim suffered a stab wound to the thigh and was taken to Kent Hospital in Warwick, according to the release.
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"Another person present on scene was also physically assaulted by the suspect, before they fled prior to
police arrival," the release said.
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"Hunt was ordered held without bail as a bail violator, after only having been recently released from the (Adult Correctional Institutions" on April 21, the release said.
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Hunt was jailed in March in connection with a Warwick robbery case and was released on his own recognizance April 21, court records show.
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