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UPDATE: Charges laid in downtown New Year's Eve stabbing

The police have arrested a Windsor man in connection with a stabbing in downtown Windsor.

The stabbing took place shortly after midnight on January 1 on Ouellette Avenue near Maiden Lane.

When they arrived on the scene, officers found an adult male with a stab wound. He was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Through investigation, police were able to identify a suspect.

Branden McCraney, 20, was located and arrested without incident around 6 a.m. that same morning at a business near the intersection of Huron Church Road and Daytona Avenue.

He is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a dangerous weapon.

No weapon has been recovered.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 519-255-6700 ext. 4830 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477. Tips can also be submitted online at www.catchcrooks.com.

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