Man arrested for stabbing at Collingswood, NJ, brewery

A South Jersey man has been arrested in connection to a stabbing at a brewery this past weekend.

Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay says 27-year-old Tahaa Elmogahzy of Collingswood is facing first-degree attempted murder and several weapon-related charges.

At about 9:00 Saturday night, February 22nd, officers with the Collingswood Police Department responded to the Raccoon Taproom on Powell Lane for a report of a disorderly person.

There, cops learned that a suspect had stabbed a patron during an unprovoked assault and fled on foot.

The victim, a 30-year-old man from Mt. Laurel, was taken to Cooper University Hospital where he was last reporter to be in critical but stable condition.

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An investigation led to Elmogahzy being identified as the suspect and he was taken into custody in Collingswood Monday afternoon by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Elmogahzy is being held in the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Det. Kristen Blantz with the Camden County Prosecutor's Office's Major Crimes Unit at (856) 225-8642.

The public is reminded that charges are accusations and all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.