UPDATE: Police apprehend suspect in Rehoboth boardwalk stabbing

6/5 UPDATE: Rehoboth Beach Police have charged a Milton man in connection to the stabbing incident that occurred on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk on June 1st.

Through investigation and tips received, 23-year-old Marques Gantt was identified as the suspect in the incident. Police obtained warrants for his arrest and located him in a hotel room at the Rodeway Inn & Suites in Rehoboth Beach.

Gantt was charged with first degree assault, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, and misdemeanor terroristic threatening. He is currently being held at the Sussex Correctional Institution on $157,500 secured bail.

Police say all other parties from the incident have been identified, and no other charges are being filed at this time.

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REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – Police in Rehoboth Beach are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a stabbing that left an 18-year-old injured.

Police say the stabbing happened on the Boardwalk around Wilmington Avenue just after 10:00 p.m. on Saturday night. The suspect allegedly stabbed the victim on the left side of his body after a verbal altercation. The suspect and three accomplices fled the scene.

The man police are looking for was described as  a black male wearing a gray New Balance sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, a backpack, and dark colored athletic shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Tyler Whitman at (302) 524-1391 or submit a tip through Delaware Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-847-3333 or online at http://delaware.crimestoppersweb.com.