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Man accused of stabbing man with hatchet, causing hours-long SWAT standoff charged

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RIVERSIDE — A man has been charged in connection to a stabbing and an hours-long SWAT standoff in Riverside.

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Jeffrey Brown, 62, is facing two counts of aggravated robbery and two counts of felonious assault, according to Montgomery County Municipal Court records.

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Brown’s charges stem from a stabbing that occurred in the 1700 block of Brandt Pike just before 6 p.m. on Feb. 17.

As previously reported by News Center 7, the stabbing involved a hatchet and the victim was taken to Miami Valley Hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

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Brown reportedly left the scene of the stabbing and went to his house down the street.

Riverside police officers learned the suspect lived in the area and went to the house, which is located in the 1900 block of Brandt Pike.

As previously reported by News Center 7, police started making announcements outside the house around 7 p.m.

The Montgomery County Regional SWAT team was called to the scene before 9 p.m.

The SWAT team obtained a search warrant for the address and arrested Brown inside the home.

Brown remains booked in the Montgomery County Jail with a $500,000 bond.

News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.

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