PD: Sword fight turns into stabbing arrest in Lycoming County
JERSEY SHORE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Police say they have arrested a man who was armed with a sword and a pocket knife after a stabbing in Lycoming County.
Around 1:00 a.m. Friday morning, officers said they were called to the 300 block of South Lincoln Avenue, Jersey Shore, for a reported stabbing.
Police arrived on the scene and found a 30-year-old male with a “serious stab wound.”
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According to the report, 22-year-old Dalton Johnson was wielding a two-foot-long sword and pointing it at two individuals who were fighting outside the residence.
The victim, an unnamed 30-year-old man from Mill Hall, disarmed Johnson and a fight began between the two, authorities said. Johnson reportedly punched the victim in the face and got on top of him.
While on top of the 30-year-old, witnesses told police Johnson pulled a pocket knife out of his pocket and stabbed the victim.
After the stabbing, police said Johnson fled. About 45 minutes later, Johnson was located in a wooded area several blocks from the scene.
Johnson has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault, one count of possessing a weapon, two counts of simple assault, and one count of endangering another person.
Johnson is being held in the Lycoming County Jail on an $85,000 cash bail.
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