A local man was arrested last Thursday after allegedly stabbing a woman at a Bristol Township motel, police reported.
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Alfred Camp, 63, of Bristol Township, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and a single court of simple assault. He was preliminarily arraigned last Friday by District Judge Frank Peranteau Sr. and he was held on 10 percent of $45,000 bail.
The incident occurred around 8:15 p.m. at the at a Rodeway Inn at the corner of Green Lane and Route 13 in Bristol Township, police said.
Authorities were alerted by a hotel guest who reported loud yelling from an adjacent room and witnessed a woman exiting the room screaming that she had been stabbed.
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Upon arrival, police made contact with the victim, who sustained an open, bleeding wound on her left leg. She was transported to a nearby hospital by medics, police said.
The suspect, identified as Camp, was found in the room cleaning blood from his hands with paper towels, police said.
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Investigators stated that Camp admitted to interacting with the woman, whom he described as appearing to solicit near the motel.
After a verbal exchange with Camp, the woman followed him to his room to clean up, the suspect told police.
A confrontation ensued shortly after and led to the stabbing, police said.
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Camp allegedly pushed the woman out of the room naked and into the hallway.
The woman’s screams attracted the attention of multiple hotel guests and led to police be alerted, court papers stated.
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Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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