Police charge Transfer man in stabbing

HERMITAGE, Pa. -- Richard C. Zocco, 20, of Woodview Drive, Transfer, was in Mercer County Jail this morning after a fight in which he was accused of stabbing another man.
Robert Stewart, 45, of 575 Dutch Lane, suffered a knife wound of the upper right leg during the struggle at his home. He was treated at Sharon Regional Health System where he received 19 stitches, police said.
Zocco suffered a gash on the head and received seven stitches at Sharon Regional. Police said Zocco is in the military and also lists a Fayetteville, N.C., address.
Police said the two men had been drinking and got into an argument at Stewart's home. Stewart struck Zucco on the head with a telephone and Zucco got a knife from the kitchen and attacked Stewart, police said.
Zocco was arraigned Wednesday before District Justice Henry Russo on charges of simple assault, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person and was jailed in lieu of $25,000 bond.