Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a stabbing incident that occurred Wednesday morning in Lexington Park. At about 8:20 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a residence on Colby Road for the report of a male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds.

 

When deputies arrived, they immediately rendered aid to the victim. Witnesses reported that the suspect, who was related to the victim, had fled the scene. Deputies quickly located the suspect in the area and took him into custody without incident.

 

Preliminary indications are that it was an isolated incident stemming from a dispute between the suspect and the victim.

 

The victim was flown to a nearby trauma center with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

 

The suspect, Austin Timothy Blackburn, 29, was transported to the Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown and charged with assault first and second-degree, where he remains incarcerated pending a bond hearing.