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Man charged with aggravated assault after 2 men injured in stabbing

UPDATE: The El Paso County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged Andrew Martinez, 30, with aggravated assault. The sheriff said Martinez was located by deputies and members of the Anthony Police Department in the area with the suspected weapon.

After Anthony Police were called out to the 500 block of Franklin Street just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday after a "stabbing" was reported to dispatch.

Two men, ages 43 and 75, received multiple stab wounds, according to police reports. They were both taken to an area hospital for treatment.

Martinez is facing two counts of aggravated assault against a family member with a deadly weapon and is at the El Paso County Detention Facility downtown with no bond.

Members of the Major Crimes Unit of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office continue to investigate the case.

ANTHONY, Texas (KVIA) -- Two men are in the hospital after being stabbed Wednesday night, according to the Anthony Chief of Police. A suspect is in custody.

Anthony police found the men, ages 43 and 75, with stab wounds at 11 p.m. at a house on Franklin Street near Anthony High School. They are in serious but stable condition, according to the police chief.

Officers found and took a 30-year-old male suspect into custody. The police chief said the suspect had the weapon believed to have been used to stab the men.

Anthony police turned the scene and investigation to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit. The investigation is ongoing.

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