$50 debt leads to stabbing

PUTNAM VALLEY – The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an 18-year-old Beacon man on a charge of first-degree assault for stabbing a Putnam Valley man several times with a four-inch folding knife.

Police said Daniel Adorno allegedly stabbed Wayne Given, 20, over a $50 debt.

Adorno was sitting outside a deli in Putnam Valley at about 5 p.m. on Saturday, march 2 when he was approached by Given. A dispute erupted over a purposed outstanding $50 debt.

The verbal argument escalated with Given being stabbed repeatedly in the stomach, side, arm and back.

Adorno fled the scene and emergency services providers rushed Given to the hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.

Some two hours later, Adorno’s mother called the police and arranged for her son’s surrender. He was arraigned and remanded to the Putnam County Jail on $10,000 bail or $20,000 bond.