George Delaughter, 61, of Albany, was arrested following the violent altercation at a residence on the 300 block of Clinton Avenue near Henry Johnson Boulevard around 9:10 p.m. on Friday, May 8, Albany police announced the following day.
Officers responding to reports of two injured people found Delaughter suffering from stab wounds to the chest, according to police. Minutes later, a 31-year-old man connected to the incident was found nearby at Second Street and Lexington Avenue with a head injury.
Investigators determined the two men got into a physical altercation inside the residence, police said. During the fight, Delaughter allegedly struck the 31-year-old man in the head with a hammer, causing the man to stab Delaughter.
Both men were treated by Albany Fire Department crews and EMS personnel before being taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital in stable condition, authorities said.
Members of the Albany Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Unit later executed a search warrant at the home, recovering a hammer from inside the residence, according to police.
Delaughter was charged with:
- Assault 2nd.
- Criminal Possession Of A Weapon 4th.
He will be arraigned once medically cleared, police said.
A hammer attack inside an Albany home ended with one man stabbed in the chest and another hospitalized with a head injury, police said.
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