Man arrested after 3 women, 5-year-old stabbed at Union City apartment
Union City police have arrested a man they say stabbed three women and a 5-year-old at an apartment complex Tuesday night.
Jermaine Hughley, 41, was taken into custody Wednesday. He faces one count of cruelty to children and four counts of aggravated assault.
Officers were called to the Arcadia Apartments on Thompson Road around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and found the women with multiple cuts and stab wounds to their upper bodies, police spokesperson Lt. Jerome Turner Jr. said. The child also had multiple cuts.
One of the women told police that she was familiar with the suspect. She added that he came to the apartment and stated that one of the victims stole his firearm, but she said she was unsure what gun the suspect was talking about, according to an incident report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The victims were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and all of them had been released by Thursday, Turner said.
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