BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – A 35-year-old man has been arrested in a stabbing that sent one victim to the hospital as a trauma alert.
On Tuesday at around10:42 p.m., a 911 call was received in the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center regarding a stabbing in the area of the Freedom Gardens Apartments in Brooksville.
The caller told the operator he had just been stabbed in the abdomen by an unknown suspect.
While the victim was unable to provide the identity of the suspect, he did provide a detailed physical description of the individual.
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The physical description of the suspect was relayed to deputies responding to the call.
While responding to the area, deputies located a man, who matched the description provided of the suspect, walking on Main Street. The man was detained.
In the meantime, the victim was treated on the scene by Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services.
“Due to the severity of the stab wound, the victim was transported to a local trauma center,” said HCSO.
Detectives arrived on the scene and conducted a roadside interview with the suspect, who was identified as Zell Dean Mitchell.
After initially stating he was not involved in the incident, Mitchell eventually admitted to stabbing the victim with a knife.
Mitchell told detectives the altercation started because he suspected he and the victim were both involved in a romantic relationship with the same woman.
Detectives placed Zell Dean Mitchell, 35, under arrest, and charged him with Aggravated Battery w/a Deadly Weapon and Tampering With or Fabricating Evidence. He was booked on a $30,000 bond.
Deputies say the victim is expected to recover from the stabbing.
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