(Daily Mail) Police in North Carolina say a deaf man was stabbed several times after his sign language was mistaken for gang signs by another man.
Burlington Police Sgt. Mark Yancey said 45-year-old Terrance Ervin Daniels was using sign language with another deaf man.
He said a third person saw them, thought they were flashing gang signs and stabbed Daniels with a kitchen knife.
A neighbor saw the victim and called emergency personnel.
Daniels is in stable condition at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill after Wednesday’s incident.
Police arrested 22-year Robert Jarell Neal and charged him with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and felony assault on a handicapped person.
Cathy Sanford of Maple Ave. said she was in her home when she heard her dog barking.
When she looked in the backyard she saw a man later identified as Neal running though it just minutes after the stabbing reportedly took place.
Officers found Neal in Elon where he was taken into custody without incident.
He’s being held in the Alamance County jail on a $500,000 secure bond.
It’s not known if Neal has an attorney.
Gang related: Attacker Robert Jarell Neal is being held in jail on 500,000 bail
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