Connecticut Man Held on Lanesborough Stabbing
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — A Connecticut man is accused of stabbing two men at the Mount Greylock Campground on Friday.
Jeffrey Deluca, 47, of Wilton, Conn., was arraigned Monday in Central Berkshire District Court on eight charges: two counts each of assault and battery by dangerous weapon and armed assault with intent to murder; three counts of reckless endangerment of a child; and assault & battery causing a serious bodily injury.
He was ordered to be held on dangerousness.
According to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, Lanesborough Police responed at approximately 8:13 p.m. to reports of a stabbing at the campground at 15 Scott Road. The found one victim was stabbed in the chest and the other in the upper torso.
Preliminary investigation indicated that the stabbing was unprovoked. Young children were present at the time of the stabbing.
The two victims were transported to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield and are expected to survive their injuries. Lanesborough Ambulance assisted at the scene. Deluca was taken into custody without incident.
The investigation remains ongoing. Lanesborough Police is the lead agency and encourages anyone with additional information to contact Investigator Nick Penna at 413-443-4107.
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