Police took a 25-year-old man into custody and charged him with the violent stabbing of a Plainfield man in downtown Newark.
According to police Asmar Roach, was arrested at around 2:00 am Tuesday morning at 450 Broad Street, and officially charged him with Aggravated assault, Possession of a weapon, and Possession of a weapon from unlawful purposes after he stabbed a 45-year-old man on Monday afternoon.
According to police officials, the 45-year-old Plainfield man is recovering in the hospital after he was stabbed during an argument on Monday afternoon on Broad Street.
Authorities said officers responded to the Newark YMCA sometime around 1 p.m. where they found an alert and conscious male victim who told officers that he was stabbed immediately after an argument with an unidentified male.
Officials at the YMCA stated that the man ran into their facility, for protection, after being stabbed on Broad Street forcing their on-duty staff to secure the premises and contact police.
YMCA staff members comforted the man until emergency responders arrived to conduct their investigation officials said.
The motive for the stabbing is under investigation.