Orlando stabbing suspect runs away after gun-wielding witness steps in, police say

ORLANDO, Fla. – A man accused of stabbing a woman outside the Mall at Millenia on Monday was scared away by an armed witness before being caught in another county, according to Orlando police.

Alinton John, 41, faces charges of resisting an officer without violence, aggravated assault and attempted murder, records show.

Officers responding at 10:46 p.m. to the mall’s parking lot reported locating the victim with multiple stab, slash and cut wounds to her back, stomach and neck, as well as to one of her shoulders, one of her thighs, and both breasts, according to John’s arrest report…

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