NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was stabbed in the chest after a dispute over stolen tools occurred, police stated.
According to the Nanticoke Police Department, on April 9 around 10:50 p.m., officers were called for a stabbing in the 200 block of Christian Street. Once police arrived on the scene 20 minutes later, the victim was taken to the hospital for two wounds, one in the chest and another in his hand.
Police said they learned the victim and another man, identified as Nathaniel Moore, 38, of Nanticoke, got into an argument over tools.
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The victim believed Moore stole his tools after he saw that his folding knife and drill bits were missing and when Moore was confronted with the victim's claims he stated "I will kill you! I didn’t steal (expletive),” the affidavit states.
Moore aggressively approached the victim, pulled a knife, and stabbed him in the chest and hand, investigators stated.
Officers charged Moore with aggravated assault, simple assault, and reckless endangerment. Moore was held on a $10,000 bail and a preliminary hearing scheduled for May 8.
