NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 34-year-old New Smyrna Beach man was stabbed in the torso during an altercation late Saturday night on Jacaranda Cay Court and the alleged stabber was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery, New Smyrna Beach police said.
The victim, Dustin Hewitt, was rushed by EVAC ambulance to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach where he was listed in stable condition following the 11:11 p.m. altercation, Sgt. Shane Riggle said. He was suffering from an apparent stab wound in the upper abdomen.
Derek Wikso, 23, of New Smyrna Beach was arrested on the felony aggravated battery charge after an on-scene investigation was completed by the New Smyrna Beach Police Department's Detective Division. Wikso was later transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail on $5,000 bail where he was being held this morning.
Police did not release information on what may have sparked the violent confrontation. No other injuries were reported.