Man accused in double stabbing near rail station arrested in Miami

Christopher Coleman, 27, is accused of stabbing two people near a Metrorail station.

MIAMI – Police have arrested a man accused of stabbing two people Friday near the Government Center Metrorail Station in Miami, authorities said.

Angel Rodriquez, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade County Police Department, said 27-year-old Christopher Coleman was arrested Saturday afternoon in the 100 block of West Flagler Street. Police did not identify the man, but said he was being questioned in custody.

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Coleman faces charges of aggravated battery and carrying a concealed weapon.

Paramedics transported the victims of the stabbing to Jackson Memorial Hospital. Their injuries were described as non-life-threatening.

Coleman is currently being held on $11,000 bond at Miami-Dade County's Turner Guildford Knight Correctional Center.