Crime & Safety
Bradenton Man Stabbed with Broken Beer Bottle
A 39-year-old man was arrested Sunday evening for allegedly stabbing another man in the chest with a broken beer bottle during a fight, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
Dustin Ford, of Bradenton, and two others, a man and woman, were reportedly hanging out and drinking on the 5600 block of 18th Street West around 8:45 p.m., according to the report.
At some point an argument started and Ford attacked a 37-year-old man with a broken beer bottle, stabbing him in the chest and cutting his arm, the report said.
The woman, 32, was also cut when she tried to break up the fight, the report said.
Ford was also battered in the fight, the report states.
All three were taken to various hospitals for treatment of their injuries.
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