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Man charged after stabbing two in Luzerne County

Jose Santomas Baez is charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault and related charges after stabbing two at a bar in Luzerne County.
Credit: WNEP

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A man is locked up after stabbing two people at a bar in Luzerne County.

Jose Santomas Baez is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with with extreme indifference, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and related charges. 

Police say they observed a car traveling through a red light at the intersection of Brad and Church Street at 4 a.m. on Thursday.

Police stopped the car and found a person with a bleeding face. 

Police say the victim told police he was stabbed at Flow X Lounge on West Broad Street, and they later learned a second person was also stabbed at the same place; Baez stabbed both. 

Baez was arraigned and is behind bars at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility. 

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