03-04-2025
Father, son arrested after man stabbed in fight at business center in Troutman: Police
TROUTMAN, N.C. () — Three men are facing charges after a fight and stabbing late Saturday night, according to Troutman Police.
Around 11:20 p.m. on March 29, officers were called to the parking lot in the 150 block of South Main Street in downtown Troutman. They found a man stabbed in the leg and badly bleeding. Officers applied a tourniquet while waiting for emergency medical services to arrive and the man is in stable condition at a local hospital.
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Officers found out that three men got into an argument, which led to a fight and the stabbing.
Jerry Wright, 58, of Catawba, was later arrested by the Iredell County Sheriff's Office and charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury and Simple Affray. He is being held on a $10,000 secured bond.
Jerry Wright's son, 36-year-old Joshua Wright, of Mooresville, was also arrested by deputies and charged with Simple Affray. He was given a $1,500 unsecured bond.
Police say 36-year-old Dustin Loftin, of Troutman, was the man stabbed. When he is released from the hospital, he will be charged with Simple Affray.
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