Crime & Safety

Stabbing Leaves Victim Hospitalized, Man Jailed In Woodbridge

A man is being held without bond after stabbing an acquaintance in the abdomen during an argument early Tuesday in Woodbridge: PWC Police.

WOODBRIDGE, VA — A man is being held without bond after stabbing an acquaintance in the abdomen during an argument early Tuesday that escalated at the Potomac Inn, 13964 Jefferson Davis Highway, leaving him seriously injured, according to Prince William County Police. Richard Duane Boyer, 64, of no of fixed address, was charged with malicious wounding.

Shortly after 3 a.m., police responded to the scene for a reported stabbing. The victim, 52, was taken to a local hospital for injuries that weren't life threatening. Boyer was found shortly thereafter and arrested without incident. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. Also, like us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)



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