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Police arrest suspect in Bangor stabbing

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Bangor police say an arrest has been made in connection with a stabbing on Tuesday morning.

Sgt. Wade Betters says officers responded to an apartment building on Third St. just before 10 a.m. for a report of an assault involving an edged weapon.

The victim, who was bleeding heavily, was rushed to the hospital. The suspect fled before officers arrived.

On Wednesday, police said 31-year-old Stephen Hunt of Bangor was under arrest and charged with Domestic Violence Elevated Aggravated Assault, a Class A Felony.

Hunt is being held at Penobscot County Jail.

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