Stephentown Man Stabs His Brother

from the NY State Police
The New York State Police out of Schodack arrested Christopher Beckwith, 28, of Stephentown for Assault 1st and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd, both felonies.
At approximately 4 am on Saturday, September 22, State Police responded to a 911 call at a Sutherland Road address in the town of Stephentown for a reported disturbance and learned that a person had been stabbed with a knife. The subsequent investigation revealed that Christopher Beckwith and his brother Jacob Beckwith, 33, also of Stephentown, had gotten into a verbal argument at a party at the Sutherland Road address. [private]At approximately 3:30 am the argument escalated into a physical confrontation with Christopher producing a knife and stabbing his brother multiple times in the torso and arm.
Jacob Beckwith fled the residence and called 911. He was transported to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA, by the Stephentown Ambulance. He was treated for non-life threatening injuries and released later in the day.
Christopher was taken into custody by responding Troopers without incident. He was arraigned in the Town of Stephentown Court and remanded to Rensselaer County jail without bail.[/private]