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Man accused of stabbing victim 4 times in downtown Orlando held without bond

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 1:42 AM · 1 min read
Man accused of stabbing victim 4 times in downtown Orlando held without bond — FOX 35 Orlando, Lakeville Business news
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A man accused of stabbing another man four times during a confrontation in downtown Orlando will remain jailed without bond after a judge heard competing arguments Tuesday over whether the attack was self-defense.Deaveon Brown's defense argued the other man was the initial aggressor and first displayed the knife. Prosecutors said Brown gained control of the weapon and could have walked away rather than stabbing the man.Video shows downtown confrontationVideo of the incident showed a confrontation that ended with the victim being stabbed four times, according to testimony from Orlando police Detective John Dalles."Mr. Brown then stands over Mr. Newhard, who is still on his back, and stabs downward," Dalles testified.Dalles said Brown had been waiting for an Uber near Orange Avenue and Central Boulevard when the victim stopped in front of him on a bicycle."He informed me that initially the two of them had a verbal altercation," Dalles said.Investigators say victim first pulled knifeInves

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