Young Baltimore Man Arrested for Fatally Stabbing a 43-Year-Old Man

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A 23-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of a 43-year-old man on Oct. 5. 

The Baltimore Police Department has reported the arrest of Jayquann Bridgeman, 23, after the incident on the 1400 block of N. Central Avenue at 1:08 a.m. where 43-year-old Michael Washington was found suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen. 

Bridgeman, a resident of the boarding house, was arrested without further incident.

Following his arrest, Bridgeman was taken to the Homicide Section, where he was interviewed, then taken to Central Booking, where he has been charged with first and second-degree murder, first and second-degree assault, and assault with a deadly weapon.

Bridgeman remains at Central Booking and is waiting to see a court commissioner.