Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Murder After Fatal Worcester Stabbing
Jehlon Rose, 19, died in November after he was stabbed several times during a fight outside a hookah lounge in the Kelley Square area.
WORCESTER, MA — A Cherry Valley man has been indicted on a murder charge following a fatal stabbing in Worcester in November.
Dana Gaul, 43, was arraigned on the murder charge Friday and ordered held without bail. He was arrested on Thursday night by Worcester police, according to District Attorney Joseph Early Jr.
Jehlon Rose, 19, was stabbed during a fight on Nov. 24 along Water Street in the Kelley Square area. Rose suffered multiple wounds and died three days later at UMass Memorial's University Hospital, according to Early's office.
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Worcester police used surveillance footage from the scene of the fight at 96 Water St. to identify Gaul as the attacker, according to Early.
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