Police arrested a Burlington County man in a Galloway Township stabbing after a multi-town search that ended in Hammonton.
Raul Virella Jr., 29, of Bordentown, allegedly stabbed Hisham Sarhan during a fight in the parking lot of Federal Court at about 8:45 Tuesday night.
Sarhan, 23, of Somers Point, suffered stab wounds to his abdomen and was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s City Campus, police said.
Virella fled in a vehicle, which crashed a short time later in Mullica Township, according to the report.
He abandoned the vehicle, which led to a search that included the State Police Aviation Unit, Galloway and Mullica police, and the Hamilton Township K-9 Unit.
Virella was found in Hammonton, and taken into custody without incident, according to the report.
He is charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Virella is in the Atlantic County Justice Facility pending a detention hearing.
NOTE: The Atlantic County jail does not make mugshots public under an order by the former prosecutor.
(This story originally ran Feb. 8. It has been updated with the arrest and more details.)
