Man Charged With Assault After Stabbing Incident: Middletown Police

MIDDLETOWN, CT – Middletown Police said a Hartford Man stabbed a man during a physical fight Thursday night.

Around 9:23 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, Middletown police were called to the area of Stoneycrest Drive for a report of a stabbing, police said.

Police officials said officers arrived in the area and determined that a man was stabbed during a physical fight by Devin Dukes, 34, from Hartford.

The man who was stabbed was immediately transported to Harford Hospital by Hunter’s Ambulance or a stab wound to his chest, police said.

Police officials have not released the man’s name but said he is listed as being in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.

During the investigation, officers learned that the victim and the suspect were engaged in a physical fight when the suspect stabbed the victim and fled the area in a motor vehicle, police said.

Police officials said Officer Arroyo was arriving on the scene when he saw a 2010 Mercury Mariner leave the area at a high rate of speed.

The driver, later identified as Dukes, failed to obey the traffic control signal on Stoneycrest Drive at Newfield Street. Police said. Officer Arroyo stopped the vehicle in Newfield Street and identified the driver as Dukes with a last known address of 130 Palm St. in Hartford, police said.

Police officials said Dukes was positively identified as the suspect by witnesses to the fight. Dukes later admitted to assaulting the victim, police said.

A knife and brass knuckles were recovered from Dukes’ vehicle, and officers determined that the marker plate on the Mariner was for a different car, police said.

Dukes was charged with Assault 1st degree, Breach of Peace 2nd degree, carrying a dangerous weapon, misusing marker plates, and failing to obey a traffic control signal, police said.

Dukes was held on a 750,000-surety bond and scheduled to appear in court on June 30, police said.

Anyone with information on this assault is encouraged to contact Officer Dallas at 860-638-4000.