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Man Arrested After Reported Knife Assault in Rumford

Man Arrested After Reported Knife Assault in Rumford

Paul Moore - Rumford Police Department


A 38-year-old man faces felony assault charges after being accused slashing another man with a knife during a fight Sunday in Rumford.

Police say officers were sent to a stabbing near 323 Waldo Street around 4:10 p.m. on Sunday.

Officers say an argument between two men turned into a physical fight, with one of the men reportedly slashing the other across the face with a knife.

Police say the victim, a 38-year-old Rumford man, suffered a non-life-threatening facial laceration, and was treated at the scene by EMS.

They say the suspect was identified as Paul Moore of Mexico, who had left the scene before officers arrived.

Police say the finally tracked down Moore at about 10:15 am Monday on Colby Street in Mexico.

Moore was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. Police say he was also on probation for a 2025 conviction for felony criminal conspiracy to commit a drug crime.

Moore was taken to the Oxford County Jail where he is being held without bail.

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