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Man, 23, Slashed In Face During Sussex County Park Fight
A Newton man was charged with aggravated assault and unlawful weapon possession after slashing a Sparta man on the cheek with a knife during a fight in a Sussex County park, authorities said.
Police responded to reports of a fight at the County Park around 7:15 p.m.Monday, where Douglas Hill, 23 of Sparta, had been cut in the left cheek by Johnathan Figueroa, 24 of Newton, local police said in a release.
Figueroa had brandished a knife during an argument with Hill over a woman, police said.
The Newton Volunteer First Aid Squad transported Hill to Newton Medical Center, where he received th…
