Stabbing in Chalmette leaves man hospitalized, another arrested
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CHALMETTE, La. (WGNO) — St. Bernard Parish deputies made an arrest after a man was found suffering from stab wounds in a front yard on Saturday, April 6.
The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office reported deputies responded to a call of a stabbing in the 2900 block of Marietta Street around 6 p.m.
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At the scene, deputies said they found a man lying in front of a home with multiple cuts. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
SBSO deputies later found and arrested 37-year-old Alvin Langsford III in connection with the investigation.
According to the SBSO, “Langsford and the victim were acquaintances and had been involved in a prior disagreement.”
No other injuries were reported.
Langsford faces a charge of aggravated second-degree battery.
Anyone with information about the stabbing can call the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office at 504-271-2501, the Criminal Investigations Bureau at 504-271-TIPS or 8477 or Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111.
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