Man Accused Of Stabbing Camden, New Jersey Police Officer Will Stay In Jail, Judge Rules

Richard Dennis, 38, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, a weapons charge and other offenses.

Posted Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 10:57 am ET

February 28, 2025

A man accused of stabbing a Camden County, New Jersey police officer will stay in jail through future court proceedings, a judge ruled Friday.

Richard Dennis, 38, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, a weapons charge and other offenses after police say he stabbed Camden County police officer Joshua McKnight on Sunday, Feb. 23.

Officials said McKnight had stopped at Duran Grocery at Broadway and Chestnut streets when Dennis came up from behind and stabbed the officer.

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