Crime & Safety
Bethel Stabbing Suspect Still In Custody At Hospital, Faces New Charges: Police
The accused remains in custody and has not yet been processed following the stabbing at a shopping plaza, police said.
BETHEL, CT — A man accused in a stabbing near a Bethel shopping plaza remains in police custody at a hospital on a $250,000 bond, according to police.
Sean S. Vota, 39, of Northport, New York, was admitted to Danbury Hospital following his arrest Tuesday and has not yet been processed or photographed, Bethel Police Deputy Chief Michael Libertini said.
Vota is charged with first-degree assault on an elderly person, carrying a dangerous weapon and second-degree breach of peace, Libertini said.
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The charges stem from a stabbing reported around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the area of Greenwood Avenue, where a 69-year-old man was found with stab wounds to his upper back and wrist, police said.
The victim was transported to Danbury Hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening, according to police.
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Police said the suspect was taken into custody without incident following the stabbing.
Vota remains under police supervision at the hospital while awaiting further processing, Libertini said.
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