Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Stabbing Girlfriend

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  LITTLE EGG HARBOR – After allegedly stabbing his girlfriend in the neck, a local man has been charged with attempted murder.

  At 12:14 a.m. Monday, September 21, police received a call about a stabbing on Buckhorn Lake Court. Police said they found a 38-year-old woman with multiple cuts and stab wounds, who they treated and later airlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City.

  Police said the suspect Calvin Smith, 36, left the scene before police arrived. Smith was later found by police and was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses.

Currently, Smith is detained in a secure hospital but will later get placed in Ocean County Jail.