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Atlantic City couple accused in attack using butcher knife

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An Atlantic City couple was arrested in stabbing and assault of a man Thursday afternoon.Gloria Ginwright is accused of stabbing the victim with a butcher knife while Dennis Hilliard assaulted him.Police responding to first block of North Maryland Avenue at 7:16 p.m. were greeted by a woman screaming for them to stop Hilliard, who was walking away, Sgt. Kevin Fair said.Officers Scott Sendrick and Bryan O’Neill also detained Ginwright, who was yelling at them for stopping Hillliard, according to the report.Inside an apartment building, police found a 58-year-old man who had been stabbed and assaulted, Sgt. Kevin Fair said.Both were arrested and the knife allegedly used in the attack was recovered.Ginwright, 44, and Hilliard, 46, are charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.Both are in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

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