METRO DIGEST || Stabbing at Bristol Inn Bar last night

Bristol bar stabbing

BRISTOLVILLE

The victim of a stabbing Thursday night in the Bristol Inn Bar at the corner of state Routes 45 and 88 in Bristol Township, was listed in critical condition in a local hospital.

The Vindicator’s broadcast partner, 21 WFMJ TV, reported that the stabbing, which occurred before 9 p.m., is being investigated by the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office. The Ohio State Highway Patrol helped search for a suspect.

Details about the stabbing, including what led to it, were not available Thursday.

Trial date is set

WARREN

The jury trial for Derrick Peete, 23, one of two men charged with the aggravated murder of Marco Dukes on Nov. 11, 2012, near downtown Warren, is set for March 24.

A final pretrial hearing took place Thursday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court despite a second request for delay by Peete’s attorney, Heidi Hanni.

A November trial date was canceled after Hanni told Judge Ronald Rice she would be unavailable because her mother was terminally ill.

She filed another request for delay this week, but Judge Rice denied it.

Pa. girl dragged by bus

ELLWOOD CITY, PA.

An 8-year-old girl suffered minor injuries when she was dragged by a school bus to the next stop Thursday afternoon in Ellwood City.

Pennsylvania State Police reported that the girl was exiting the bus when her backpack caught in the bus doors. Unable to free herself, she was dragged along Raymond Street and Lyndhurst Avenue to the next stop when the bus driver noticed her, according to 21 WFMJ TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

The girl was treated for her injuries at the scene. The incident is under investigation.