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Police: Man, 57, charged in Atlantic City stabbing

Published  July 8, 2018 1:18pm EDT
U.S.
FOX 29 Philadelphia

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (WTXF) - Police say the suspect responsible for stabbing a man in Atlantic City has been arrested.

Bobby Barley, 57, was arrested Saturday for stabbing a 59-year-old man on the 1400 block of Memorial Avenue Thursday, July 5.

According to police, Barley and the victim got into a physical altercation when Barley cut the victim's forehead and stabbed him with a box cutter.

Barley reportedly fled the scene, and the victim was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

Further investigation led to Barley being identified as the suspect. A warrant was then issued for Barley's arrest.

Barley, who was found to be concealing a knife in his waistband at the time of his arrest, has been charged with aggravated assault and related offenses.

Barley is now in custody at Atlantic County Justice Facility.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations division at 609-347-5766. Information can be texted to TIP411, beginning the text with "ACPD." All texts are anonymous.