Michael D. Cherry, 32, of East Orange, faces multiple charges in the stabbing of two Newark police officers on Thursday.
The officers, who were not identified, were responding to the 600 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard at 4 p.m. Thursday for a call of domestic violence and a stabbing in progress when the attack occurred, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé announced in a press release.
Michael D. Cherry, 32, assaulted a woman inside an apartment before the attack spilled into the hallway, where a male neighbor intervened and was stabbed by Cherry, according to police. Both officers were also stabbed while attempting to disarm him, authorities said. One officer was stabbed in the left side of his back and in his right hand. The second officer was stabbed in his right arm. A third officer was injured and treated for a cut to the knee after being kicked by Cherry during the incident, authorities said.He faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, disarming a law enforcement officer, and terroristic threats.
All three officers were transported to University Hospital for treatment and are each in stable condition, authorities said.
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