VIRGINIA BEACH — A man accused in the abduction and stabbing of an 11-year-old boy near a Virginia Beach shopping center has been arrested, police said Friday.
Joshua Martin Rambo, 33, of Virginia Beach, was arrested the morning of Oct. 11 after authorities were called to Meredith Road, near the Lake Shores Shopping Plaza on Shore Drive, on a report of a stabbing.
First responders found the 11-year-old with “numerous lacerations,” according to an official Virginia Beach Police Department statement. Officers said the child was taken to a nearby hospital and is in a stable condition.
According to a criminal complaint filed by police, the boy was attacked in an alley near the shopping center by a man with a knife, but was able to escape to Meredith Road, where a resident heard the boy’s screams for help. He had “numerous lacerations to his shoulder, neck and face.”
After an investigation, police identified Rambo as a suspect and arrested him at his home, which was nearby.
He faces multiple felony charges, including abduction by force and assault and is being held without bond at Virginia Beach Correctional Center. Police said Rambo has a history of felony convictions and was released from the Virginia Department of Corrections in May.
Police ask anyone with information to contact 757-385-4101, Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or P3Tips.com.
