HARTFORD — Police arrested a man who they said stabbed another man in the chest on Willard Street in Hartford early Friday morning.
Paul Poteat, 24, was taken to St. Francis Hospital, just blocks away, with serious injuries, according to police, and is in critical condition.
Police said the stabbing happened just before 1 a.m. at the Regency Place Apartments, where Poteat lived. Poteat was found in a second floor hallway suffering from a stab wound to his upper left chest and two superficial lacerations, according to police. He was unconscious when police arrived.
Vincent Poteat, 42, of the same address, is in custody, according to police, and charged with first-degree assault.
Police said an investigation is currently underway.
