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Stabbing Victim Ends Up in Jail

Stabbing Victim Ends Up in Jail - Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 11:35PM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Saturday, Jan 9, 2010 @ 11:35pm EST
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY -- A stabbing victim in Scranton gets stitched-up then locked-up.

It happened Saturday afternoon at Valley View Terrace on Stafford Avenue. Police say 43-year-old John Layton showed-up at a neighbor's apartment with a stab wound in his chest asking to use the phone to call 9-1-1.

Officers worked the scene but couldn't find any clues. But they did find Layton was wanted for breaking into vending machines back in July. He was taken for treatment -- then taken to prison.

And another Scranton stabbing has police looking for three suspects after making one arrest. The attack happened Friday afternoon on Preston Place.

19-year-old Justin Strait was stabbed several times and knocked unconscious after he was struck in the head. Strait suffered a punctured lung, several stab wounds and a partially cut-off ear. He's expected to recover.

A 16-year-old suspect is locked up in a juvenile detention center. Police believe the 3 other suspects are also juveniles.