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An officer working a private duty detail at Center Street Social located at 127 Center St., in Shelton, quickly apprehended the suspect, Stephen F. Staffy, after the incident on Friday, Dec. 21 at approximately 10:45 p.m.
Officers investigating the incident discovered that the 22-year-old male victim and Staffy, of Shelton, had a verbal altercation in the bar, when Staffy pulled out a knife and put it up to the victim’s neck, said Shelton PD Detective Christopher Nugent. The male victim was then stabbed in the neck, Nugent said. Staffy was detained by employees and placed under arrest by Police.
Officers learned that the male victim and Staffy exchanged words in the bar, which quickly escalated by Staffy pulling out the knife. The victim was transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Staffy was charged with first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree threatening, second-degree breach of peace and carrying a dangerous weapon. He is being held on a $250,000 bond.
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