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3 men stabbed in Gaithersburg, suspect arrested

Police in Gaithersburg, Maryland, arrested a man Thursday accused of stabbing three people.

Montgomery County police said the incident happened in the area of Quince Orchard Boulevard after 9:30 p.m.

When officers arrived, they found three men with stab wounds. All three were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Gaithersburg police arrested Jose Leandro Castillo, 34, of Boyds, and charged him with first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

Castillo is being held without bond.

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