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San Juan police officers stabbed while on duty released from hospital

San Juan police officers stabbed while on duty released from hospital
1 month 5 days 3 hours ago Thursday, December 05 2024 Dec 5, 2024 December 05, 2024 11:11 AM December 05, 2024 in News - Local

All three San Juan police officers who were stabbed while responding to a domestic violence call on Tuesday are out of the hospital, Channel 5 News has learned.

Two of the officers were released Wednesday, and the third officer was released on Thursday.

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The officers responded to a residence at the 400 block of Cancun Lane after a woman reported her 18-year-old son, Enrique Martin Ayala, was assaulting her, police said.

The officers attempted to remove Ayala from the home when he grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the officers in the neck, ear and rib area, according to San Juan Police Chief Leandro Sifuentes.

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Ayala was arraigned on Wednesday on three counts of criminal attempted murder of a police officer, and three additional charges of assault, aggravated robbery and resisting arrest.

He pleaded no contest and remains in Hidalgo County Jail on a bond of over $3.2 million.

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