Newfane, NY – A Newfane man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Niagara County, according to Sheriff Michael Filicetti.
Deputies responded to the area of 5957 Main Street in Olcott around midday for reports of a stabbing. Investigators later took Kevin C. Ferber, 40, into custody at approximately 4:17 p.m., the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office announced in a media release.
According to authorities, Ferber was charged with Assault in the Second Degree (D Felony), along with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree and Menacing in the Second Degree, both misdemeanors. He was booked into the Niagara County Jail pending arraignment.
No details have yet been released on the victim’s condition or what led to the stabbing. The incident remains under investigation by the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, with Investigator T. Magliazzo assigned to the case and Captain T. Steen listed as supervisor.
Officials say further information will be released as it becomes available.
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