Woman Injured In Domestic Altercation, Boyfriend Charged

ABERDEEN, Md. (WJZ) – Aberdeen Police say a man has been charged after stabbing his girlfriend in a domestic altercation on Saturday.

Police say at around 9 a.m, detectives responded to reports of an domestic dispute at an apartment the 300 block of Stevens Circle.

Responding officers could hear an intense verbal altercation from inside the residence. A woman opened the apartment door, holding a bloody towel. Investigators found that the woman had been in an argument with her boyfriend, 19-year old, Antony Jabez Smith. Smith had stabbed his girlfriend in the arm with a knife during the argument.

Officers were directed to a bedroom where Smith was said to be, but after not responding, police found he'd fled the building through a window. Police were able to apprehend and arrest Smith without incident.

Police say the woman was treated by Aberdeen Fire Department emergency medical personnel.

Smith is charged with 1st and 2nd degree assault and reckless endangerment.