A Blacksburg man will be spending the Fourth of July in jail after being arrested following an early morning stabbing in Blacksburg.

Jonathan Samuels, 21, was charged with malicious wounding following the incident that took place at 1:26 a.m. this morning in the 900 block of Prices Fork Road.

According to Lt. Joe Davis of the Blacksburg Police Department, police responded to the fight in progress call. During their investigation, it was revealed that Samuels and a 21-year-old Virginia Tech student were involved in a verbal altercation. The incident turned physical and it was alleged at Samuels then pulled a knife and stabbed the student in the arm. During the fight, Samuels also received a cut to his finger.

Both Samuels and the student, who police had not released the identity of, were taken to Montgomery Regional Hospital where they were treated and released.

Samuels is currently being held without bond at the Montgomery County Jail.

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