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Suspect Charged In Berks County Stabbing

A West Lawn man faces criminal charges in connection with a reported stabbing, authorities say. 

Marcel Darienzo

Marcel Darienzo

Photo Credit: Spring Twp. (Berks) Police Dept.

Spring Township police were called to Reading Hospital just after midnight on Monday, March 20 after emergency dispatchers were told that a person had been stabbed, the department said in a release. 

Marcel William Darienzo, 27, was charged with felony aggravated assault with an attempt to cause bodily injury with a deadly weapon, police said. Court records show he is also charged with reckless endangerment, simple assault, and harassment — all misdemeanors. 

Darienzo was remanded to the Berks County lockup in lieu of a $15,000 bond and will appear before Magisterial District Judge Ann L. Young for his preliminary hearing on April 4, according to legal filings. 

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