Daniel J. Leandry, 18, of Garfield, is accused of attacking two victims in the lobby of Mettler Hall where the trio were involved in a confrontation, said Rutgers police Chief Kenneth Cop.
Police charged a Rutgers University student with stabbing two people in a dorm in New Brunswick. (File photo) NEW BRUNSWICK -- A Rutgers University student is charged with stabbing two people after an argument in his New Brunswick dormitory Friday night, authorities said.
Daniel J. Leandry, 18, of Garfield, is accused of attacking two victims in the lobby of Mettler Hall where the trio were involved in a confrontation, said Rutgers police Chief Kenneth Cop.
Cop, who did not release the identities of the victims, said one is a university student and the other is not.
He said the school's Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call around 6:30 p.m. Friday reporting an aggravated assault occurring in the lobby of the dorm on College Avenue.
Leandry was apprehended in his dorm room there after Rutgers police issued an emergency alert to the campus, Cop said.
Leandry was charged with attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault with a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Cop did not say what type of knife was used but said Leandry "precipitated" the attack.
The victims are hospitalized and remain in stable condition, Cop said.
Bail for Leandry was set at $735,000 before he was sent to the Middlesex County jail in North Brunswick, Cop said.
Records show Leandry was arrested Sept. 26 by Dunellen police on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of prescription drugs without a prescription.
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