Police
Man allegedly stabbed over music choice treated for chest wound
Search ends with K-9 units unable to track or locate suspect.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
FAIRFIELD TWP. — A Fairfield Twp. man says someone stabbed him because he didn't like his taste in music.
Paul Boggs, 27, told police he was listening to country music on the porch of his home in the 2100 block of Allstatter Avenue around 7:15 p.m. May 14 when a man walked up the hill from Tuley Road and said he was listening to "racist music." Boggs told police the two exchanged words and when the man walked onto his property, Boggs left the porch with a baseball bat and swung it at the man, striking his arm.
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Boggs told police he did not notice he was cut until he lost track of the man after chasing him up the hill toward Fairfax Avenue.
He was transported by Fairfield Twp. life squad to Bethesda North Hospital for a wound to his upper left chest, according to police.
Two Butler County Sheriff's Office K-9 units were called to the area, but were unable to track or locate a suspect. No knife was recovered, said Fairfield Twp. police Chief Richard St. John.
Police records show this is the third time in less than nine months that Boggs has reported such an incident.
On Sept. 2, 2007, he told police he was stabbed in the back as he rode past the 2100 block of Fairfax Avenue on a bicycle. On Nov. 19, 2007, he said he was stabbed in the leg on Fairfax Avenue near Alston Avenue before his attackers fled the scene.
In each report, Boggs maintains that his attackers were minorities.
Police said he required medical attention for stab wounds allegedly sustained during all three incidents.
