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Rhode Island Man Man Charged With Myrtle Beach Stabbing

U.S. Marshals arrested the Coventry man in connection with a stabbing on Third Avenue, police said.

Gary Everett Arnold (Courtesy of the Horry County Sheriff's Department)

MYRTLE BEACH, SC — A Rhode Island man was arrested in connection with a stabbing in Myrtle Beach, police said.

Gary Everett Arnold, 37, was arrested by U.S. Marshals on a charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, according to the Myrtle Beach Police Department.

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Arnold, a resident of Coventry, was charged with the Wednesday night stabbing at a business on Third Avenue near Broadway Street, police said in a social media post.

He was booked into the Horry County jail Saturday, according to the Horry County Sheriff's Office.

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Following the stabbing, "Officers arrived on scene and provided lifesaving measures to the victim until EMS arrived," police said.

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"The victim was then transported to a local hospital," according to police. "Through the course of the investigation, including information provided by a witness and the use of investigative tools, officers were able to quickly identify the suspect, obtain arrest warrants and find his location."

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Arnold remains in custody at the county jail. He was being held without bond.

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