SPRING VALLEY – A large fight in the Village of Spring Valley resulted in two victims being stabbed and one suspect in custody.
The crowd dispersed when police arrived, but police found the two victims with severe stab wounds, one who required a torniquet to control the blooding.
Police said one victim was struck over the head with a glass bottle as well as being stabbed with a sharp-edged weapon.
Officers located one suspect at the scene, later identified as 18-year-old Diego Huerta of South Spring Valley, who has been charged with two counts of felony assault, gang assault, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and criminal possession of a weapon.
The attack took place in front of one of the victim’s young children and family members.
Both victims were expected to make a full recovery.
Huerta was arraigned and remanded to the Rockland County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash, $10,000 bond, or $15,000 partially secured bond.
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