DIAMONDHEAD, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a man who had been helping a woman with car trouble ended up stabbing the woman’s boyfriend during an argument.
The Sun Herald reports (https://bit.ly/2lhID17) 45-year-old Matthew Danko of Kiln faces an aggravated assault charge.
Hancock County sheriff’s Chief Investigator Glenn Grannan says Danko had driven the stranded motorist to a gas station Monday and they were returning to her car when the woman’s boyfriend, Vance Starita, pulled up behind them and tried to get Danko to pull over.
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Danko stopped at a gas station, where Grannan says the men got into a fight. Grannan says at some point, Danko pulled a pocket knife and stabbed the boyfriend in the back. Authorities say Danko told investigators he stabbed Starita in self-defense.
It’s unclear if Danko has an attorney.
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Information from: The Sun Herald, https://www.sunherald.com
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