The Vermont State Police is investigating a stabbing that occurred early Thursday, Nov. 17 at a home on Jepson Road in the Bennington County town of Stamford.
The suspect, Benjamin Taylor, 24, a resident of the Jepson Road home, was arrested by troopers on charges of attempted murder and first-degree aggravated domestic assault, state police say. The victim, a 52-year-old man who also resided in the house, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition for treatment of injuries that are not believed at this time to be life-threatening.
Police were notified at 12:34 a.m. about an altercation and stabbing that had occurred at the home. Responding troopers from the Shaftsbury Barracks and rescue personnel were able to locate the victim and provide medical care. Benjamin Taylor was taken into custody without incident at the residence. He is being processed at the Shaftsbury Barracks and is expected to be arraigned at 1 p.m. today in the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Bennington.
The Vermont State Police Crime Scene Search Team will be at the house today to process the scene.