FRONT ROYAL – A stabbing incident that occurred in town Tuesday afternoon has landed one man behind bars and another hospitalized, in critical condition.
Front Royal Police were called to 613 S. Royal Avenue around 3 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a man suffering from a stabbing. Arriving officers located Roger Allen Cameron, Jr., suffering from a stab wound to the chest.
Mr. Cameron was transported to Warren Memorial Hospital, according to a media release from FRPD Chief Kahle Magalis. The victim was listed in critical condition, with non-life-threatening injuries.
Dennis Wayne Deaton, a Front Royal resident, was arrested as a suspect in the incident and faces charges of Malicious Wounding and Unlawfully stabbing another person in commission of a felony. Deaton is being held without bond at Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren Regional Jail.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact Sgt. Jason Winner of the Criminal Investigations Division at 540-636-2208.
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