Crime & Safety
Victim Choked, Stabbed In Chest, Points Finger At Acquaintance: Police
The stabbing victim was initially treated at the St. Anthony Community Hospital ER, and then later taken to Westchester Medical Center.
WARWICK, NY — A disagreement turned violent, sending one man to the hospital and another behind bars, according to police.
The Town of Warwick Police Department says that on July 22, around 4:41 p.m., officers responded to Crescent Avenue, in the Village of Warwick, after receiving a report of a violent assault.
Once at the scene, officers spoke with the 38-year-old victim from Chester, who told police that he had been choked and stabbed in the chest during an altercation, and that he knew the suspect.
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The victim was initially treated at the St. Anthony Community Hospital emergency room and then later taken to Westchester Medical Center with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Police found the suspect, 39-year-old Dylan Begnoche, of Warwick, and took him into custody.
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He was processed at the Town of Warwick Police Department and charged with felony second-degree assault, and misdemeanor obstruction of breathing.
Begnoche was arraigned and remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $100,000 cash bond or $250,000 partially secured bond.
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