Suspect in Custody after Weekend Stabbing

LUFKIN — A Lufkin man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of two men during a fight Saturday night. Gerald Acevado was taken into custody by Lufkin Police for allegedly stabbing two men after coming to a home on Garvan Street Saturday.

Acevado reportedly arrived at the home with his brother who was trying to fight friends and family at the home. After an exchange of words and after Acevado�s brother was told to leave, Acevado ran up and began fighting with a man who was soon to become one of his victims, according to a complaint filed by Lufkin Police. During the fight, Acevado pulled out a knife and reportedly stabbed the first man. The second man then tried to pull Acevado off the injured man and was also stabbed, the complaint stated. The two bleeding men ran into the home and locked the door.

Acevado then began kicking and beating on the door of the home, according to the complaint. When the men would not let him inside, he reportedly walked over to a 2004 Dodge Ram truck and keyed the paint with the knife. He then fled down Andrews Street where he was spotted by a Lufkin Police officer who held him. He was later identified by his two victims and taken into custody on two counts of first-degree aggravated assault.

He was being held in the Angelina County Jail as of 1 p.m. Tuesday on a collective $15,000 bond, according to jail records. If convicted, Acevado faces up to life in prison.