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April 16, 2008

Coventry man, 18, charged in stabbing of 15-year-old

COVENTRY -- The police have arrested an 18-year-old man they allege stabbed a 15-year-old boy in the 500 block of Washington Street last night.

Bryan Bainter of Coventry is charged with felony assault and was slated for arraignment some time after 2 p.m. today, a Coventry police news release said.

At 8:17 last night, officers went to the Coventry Greenway for a reported stabbing, finding the 15-year-old bleeding. The boy told police he was hanging out with some friends when another group of people approached. Someone from the victim's group began fighting with someone from the other group, and the 15-year-old was stabbed during the disturbance.

The victim was taken to Kent County Hospital.

Police issued a broadcast including Bainter's name and description, and an officer spotted him walking west of the Washington Street stabbing scene, the police said.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 3:19 PM | Permalink

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I cannot say I am shocked at this. I live in Coventry and see FAR too many kids hanging in the streets at night with the parents no place to be found.

J-DOG | April 16, 2008 6:16 PM link

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