A Lindenwold man has been arrested and charged for stabbing another man on Wednesday afternoon, reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Lindenwold Police Chief Michael McCarthy.
Sean Hammonds, 34, is charged with 1st -degree Attempted Murder, 2nd -degree Aggravated Assault, 3rd – degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and 4th -degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
On October 14, 2026, at approximately 1:59 p.m., officers from the Lindenwold Police Department responded to the intersection at Sussex Drive and Ashbourne Avenue for a reported stabbing.
Upon arrival, officers located a 34-year-old male suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was transported by ambulance to Cooper University Hospital and was reported to be in stable condition.
During the investigation, detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Lindenwold Police Department obtained surveillance video footage that captured a suspect – ultimately identified as Hammonds – exiting his residence, attacking the victim, and then retreating back into his residence.
Detectives later recovered a knife with suspected blood on it from Hammonds’ residence. It was also learned the defendant and the victim were familiar with each other from the neighborhood. Hammonds was taken into custody at his residence and remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility, pending a detention hearing in Superior Court.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jovan Plaza of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (856) 225-8493 and Detective Ryan Brennan of the Lindenwold Police Department at (856) 261-2030. Tips can also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS. All individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty