Arrested: Wake County Stabbing, Serious Injuries

Wake County, North Carolina:

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An arrest was made by the Wake County Sheriff's Office, on January 12, 2024. Deputies arrested and charged 42-year-old Joshua Ian Richards with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

Richards was taken into custody and processed at the Wake County Detention Center.

The release on January 11, 2024, at 11:16 p.m. stated that the Wake County Sheriff's Office is investigating a stabbing that sent one person to the hospital. At approximately 10:33 p.m., deputies responded to a call for a stabbing near the intersection of St Johns Church Rd. and Hopkins Chapel Rd. near Zebulon.

When they arrived on the scene, they located an adult female suffering from an apparent stab wound. She was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Deputies were on scene trying to determine the circumstances that led up to this incident. This is believed to be an isolated incident, and there is no known threat to the community.