Benjamin Reed
/ photo: UPD
UTICA -- A Utica man is under arrest after police say he attacked a woman, and was stabbed in return.
According to Utica Police, officers were called to the 1600 block of Howard Avenue early Friday morning for a report of a stabbing. When they arrived they found 27-year-old Benjamin Reed of Howard Avenue suffering from stab wounds, including a punctured lung.
Police say while they were at the hospital with Reed investigating the incident, a woman arrived suffering from a broken arm, among other injuries. Police looked further into the circumstances surrounding the injuries and determined that Reed had attacked the woman.
Reed has been charged with felony second degree strangulation, felony aggravated criminal contempt (for violating an order of protection), two counts of first degree criminal contempt, assault, menacing, and endangering the welfare of a child.
