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A Bradford man accused stabbing another man multiple times in an incident last month on Tibbitts Avenue has waived his preliminary hearing in front of District Judge Dominic Cercone. 25-year-old Randon Black is charged with attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault and related offenses after allegedly stabbing David Kelsey and cutting his throat and neck with a black-handled K-Bar knife. Black is in McKean County Jail. Because of the seriousness of the charges, no bail has been set.

By ANNE HOLLIDAY WESB/WBRR News Director A Bradford man is jailed without bail for allegedly stabbing another man multiple times this morning on Tibbitts Avenue. 25-year-old Randon Black is charged with attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault and related offenses after allegedly stabbing David Kelsey and cutting his throat and neck with a black-handled K-Bar knife. The incident happened at about 2:30 a.m. Assistant Bradford City Police Chief Mike Ward said when he arrived at the scene he saw that Kelsey had “a large laceration to the side of his neck from which blood was squirting profusely,” according to the affidavit of probable cause filed in District Judge Dominic Cercone’s office. Ward said Kelsey told him he thought he was going to die and wanted Ward to know who stabbed him before he died. Kelsey told Ward Black stabbed him but wasn’t sure why. Ward said Kesley kept repeating that he was going to die but Ward “tried to assure him that he would be OK,” the affidavit says....

A Bradford man has been arraigned on attempted criminal homicide and other charges for allegedly stabbing another man in the throat and neck. 25-year-old Randon Black is accused of stabbing David Kelsey multiple times and cutting his throat and neck with a black-handled K-Bar knife at about 2:30 this morning on Tibbetts Avenue. Black was found at his grandmother’s house on Willard Avenue at about 8 o’clock this morning. After being read his rights, he told police he stabbed Kelsey and that blood got on his face and clothes, and that he removed it at his grandmother’s house. Black was arraigned by District Judge Dominic Cercone, and sent to jail without bail. After the arraignment District Attorney Ray Learn said he didn’t know what Kelsey’s condition is, but that he is in an out-of-town hospital. Pictured, Randon Black being led into District Judge Dominic Cercone's office by Assistant Bradford City Police Chief Mike Ward.