STEELTON, Pa. — Steelton Borough Police have arrested Brian Aponte, 19, of the 900 block of Wood Street, after an alleged stabbing.
Police responded to the 900 block of Wood Street for a reported stabbing on Aug. 30. Dispatch told police at the time that the suspect was seen fleeing the scene in a black sedan.
Police say they located one victim suffering from an injury to the chest and police applied pressure to the wound while the group waited for EMS and assisting agencies to arrive. While waiting, the victim told police at the scene that Aponte stabbed him following a verbal altercation, police say.
Police also report that several people witnessed the incident.
The victim was reportedly transported to an area hospital for treatment, where he discovered that the injury occurred approximately one millimeter from his heart and punctured his pericardium sack, which surrounds the heart, police say. The victim did have to have emergency surgery.
On Sept. 2, authorities say they arrested Aponte on charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault stemming from this incident.
Aponte is being held without bail at Dauphin County Prison.
His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 20.
