Christian Evans, of Mastic, charged with assault, weapon possession charges following Farmingville stabbing
Suffolk County police arrested a 24-year-old Mastic man Saturday morning after a stabbing at a Farmingville deli. Credit: James Carbone
A Mastic man was arrested Saturday morning after allegedly stabbing another man outside of a Farmingville deli, Suffolk County police said.
Christian Evans, 24, became involved in a dispute with another man inside Mooney Pond Deli, police said in a news release. Around 9:05 a.m., Evans, left the deli and stabbed the other man with a boxcutter, police said.
Evans fled the scene but was arrested shortly after at a nearby 7-Eleven.
The victim, whose identity was not released, was transported by a stranger to a local hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Evans was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He is being held overnight at the Fourth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned on Sunday at First District Court in Central Islip.
Service restarts at noon Tuesday The MTA and the LIRR unions have reached an agreement to end the 3-day transit strike. NewsdayTV's Pat Dolan reports.
Service restarts at noon Tuesday The MTA and the LIRR unions have reached an agreement to end the 3-day transit strike. NewsdayTV's Pat Dolan reports.
