BARNSTABLE, MASS. (WHDH) - Hyannis police tracked down and arrested a man in Barnstable on Sunday who they say stabbed another man in the back for fleeing to a nearby apartment complex.
Officers responding to a reported stabbing in the area of the Hyannis Village Green Bandstand around 12:45 a.m. found a 51-year-old man suffering from an apparent stab wound to his back, Barnstable police said.
The victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect, 31-year-old Rendell Booker, fled prior to police arrival but was located at a nearby apartment complex and arrested on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, to wit knife.
Police say they recovered the weapon they believe Booker used in the attack.
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