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MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Manchester Police charge an East Hartford man in connection with a stabbing that left a woman injured Friday afternoon.
Police say Leonel Colon-Ortiz, 38, of East Hartford, allegedly stabbed a woman in the area of 199 Spencer Street around 3 p.m. Friday.
When officers arrived at the scene on the report of the stabbing in the Popeyes parking lot, a woman got out of the passenger side of a parked car with stab wounds to the right side of her abdomen.
Colon-Ortiz took off on foot. He was later found in a wooded area near Pascal Lane.
Police have charged Colon-Ortiz with attempted murder, first-degree assault, first-degree threatening, third-degree assault, carrying a dangerous weapon, two counts of second-degree breach of peace, two counts of first degree reckless endangerment, and interfering with an officer.
Colon-Ortiz is currently being held on a $1 million bond and will appear in court on Monday, September 19, 2022.
The investigation into this incident continues and if anyone has any information or may have witnessed this incident, they are asked to contact the Manchester Police Department at (860) 645-5500.
