A Cumberland man was arrested Tuesday night after a man was stabbed near a Portland homeless shelter.
Antonio Henriques, 25 Cumberland County Jail
A police spokesperson did not identify the victim, who was stabbed multiple times around 9 p.m. at 5 Portland St, according to a 911 caller. The victim was taken to Maine Medical Center with wounds that were not life-threatening.
Henry Myer, director of Elena’s Way shelter, which is located at 5 Portland St., said the stabbing was not connected to the shelter and that surveillance video shows police responded to the corner of Oxford and Portland Street, about half a block away.
Police arrested Antonio Henriques, 25, of Cumberland, on Hanover Street shortly after the victim was found. Police said Henriques matched a description of the assailant.
Henriques has been charged with elevated aggravated assault, a Class A crime that carries a maximum 30-year sentence, and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon. He remained in the Cumberland County Jail as of Wednesday afternoon.
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