NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Detectives with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a stabbing at a party that left two people injured.
New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Sgt. Jerry Brewer said detectives responded to the stabbing around 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. When they arrived at the home at 5505 Sidbury Road, detectives found two people who had been stabbed.
Brewer said Daniel Witherspoon, 21, and John Cheatham, 24, were both stabbed after a large fight ensued at the party.
Cheatham was stabbed in the abdomen during an altercation with another subject, and Witherspoon was stabbed in his left side as he tried to exit the abandoned house, Brewer said. Both men were taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center, where they were treated and released.
The investigation is on-going. Check back for more details on this developing story.
