Redskins kick returner Brandon Banks stabbed at D.C. nightclub

WASHINGTON (AP)

Washington Redskins kick returner Brandon Banks and a close friend were stabbed early Saturday during an altercation outside a downtown D.C. nightclub.

Banks received a surface wound to his side that required stitches and was expected to be released Sunday from an area hospital, his agent James Gould said in a statement.

The player's unidentified friend was critically injured and underwent surgery, Gould said.

The stabbing occurred shortly after 3 a.m. outside The Park at 14th, an upscale nightclub. According to D.C. police, a man got into a verbal altercation with two men, then pulled a knife and stabbed them. Police did not identify the victims, but the Redskins confirmed that Banks was injured in the attack.

The suspect - Jason Shorter, 24, of Lanham, Md. - was arrested and charged with assault with intent to kill, police said. Police and jail officials did not know whether Shorter had an attorney.