Multiple Arrests After Alleged Ambush at Arlington Park Leaves Two People Stabbed
Hospital interviews and evidence from a suspect’s vehicle tie the encounter to a staged ambush and could produce additional charges once a hospitalized suspect is cleared.
Overview
- Police say two teenage boys went to Brantley Hinshaw Park to meet someone and were confronted by a masked group that chased them, and one teen used a pocket knife in self-defense.
- Investigators determined the pocketknife wound two of the alleged assailants and officers traced injured suspects to local hospitals where they conducted interviews.
- Four people—including three juveniles and a 19-year-old—were booked on aggravated-assault-with-a-deadly-weapon charges and authorities say a fifth person will be charged after medical clearance.
- Officers searched a vehicle linked to the case and found multiple firearms and a ski mask, and police said the probe showed one suspect used a female friend to lure the teens to the park.
- The two teenage victims are not facing charges and police continue the active investigation to confirm roles and file further charges as medical holds are lifted.