1 in custody from stabbing in Dayton that sends victim into surgery

UPDATE @ 12:20 a.m. (Jan. 16): Charles Kirchoff is in jail pending the filing of a formal charge of felony domestic violence in the stabbing at a home on Alton Avenue that sent the victim to a hospital suffering from a neck wound.

According to online jail records, Kirchoff, 71, is expected to be in court this afternoon.

The victim’s condition was not available.

Credit: Courtesy of: Montgomery County Jail

Credit: Courtesy of: Montgomery County Jail

UPDATE @ 10:55 p.m. (Jan. 15):

A 71-year-old man is in custody, accused of stabbing a man in the neck with a utility or work knife during an argument, Dayton police Lt. Chris Malson said.

Police and medics dispatched to the home in the 200 block of Alton Avenue found the victim, who was in surgery tonight.

Malson said the preliminary investigation reveals that the stabbing stems from arguing that had been occurring at the residence for much of the day.

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The victim, identified as an adult, and suspect, identified as Charles Kirchoff, live at the Alton Avenue address.

Kirchoff was on his way to the Montgomery County Jail late Monday, the lieutenant said.

INITIAL REPORT

One person has been taken to a hospital from a reported stabbing at a residence in the 200 block of Alton Avenue in Dayton.

Police and a medic unit were dispatched to the address for the incident, reported about 8:45 p.m., according to a Montgomery County Regional Dispatch sergeant.

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The victim was stabbed in the neck, according to regional dispatch notes. The victim's condition is not readily available.

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