NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) — Newport police arrested a Providence man Wednesday night for allegedly stabbing a city man in the back multiple times.
The incident occurred at approximately 6:12 p.m. in the area of 12 Dudley Avenue where officers responded after learning the suspect fled the scene in a 2004 red Honda CRV with California plates.
Arriving officers found a 35-year-old Newport man with multiple stab wounds in his back, and the victim was transported to Rhode Island Hospital where he is in stable condition…