DeLand Man Arrested In Wife's Stabbing At Motel; She's Critical But Stable

Date Added: October 11, 2021 10:08 am

Andrew Gant
Office of Public Affairs & Media Relations

DELAND MAN ARRESTED IN WIFE’S STABBING AT MOTEL; SHE’S CRITICAL BUT STABLE

A DeLand man has been charged with stabbing and injuring his wife Sunday in a DeLand motel room.

Deputies responded to the Budget Inn at 2801 E. New York Ave. around 4:10 p.m. Sunday and found the victim, a 48-year-old woman, with multiple wounds consistent with being stabbed or cut. She was airlifted to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, where she underwent surgery and was listed in critical but stable condition.

Her husband, 58-year-old Alexander Fuentes (DOB 4/30/1963), told detectives he stabbed the victim in self-defense after she started hitting him. However, he didn’t have any visible injuries consistent with being struck.

Fuentes was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and remained in custody without bond Monday morning at the Volusia County Branch Jail.