By Michael O. Allen and David Voreacos, Record Staff Writers | Friday, October 5, 1990
The Record (New Jersey) | Four Star B | NEWS | Page B03
A township teenager who was stabbed near Teaneck High School on Wednesday remained in critical condition Thursday, while his alleged assailant was ordered held on $50,000 bail.
Christopher Rose, 18, was recovering from surgery to repair a thumb-size hole in his heart, but his vital signs were unstable, said a spokeswoman for Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck.
His alleged attacker, Kurt Crosdale, 18, of Hackensack was arraigned Thursday in Teaneck Municipal Court on charges of aggravated assault and assault with a deadly weapon. He was being held in the Bergen County Jail.
Teaneck police said Crosdale stabbed Rose about 3 p.m. because of a feud between the youths.
“It’s unclear whether the assailant came specifically looking for Rose,” said Teaneck Detective Sgt. William Oriol.
Dr. Mahmud Bangash, a cardiovascular surgeon at the hospital, said he repaired a hole in Rose’s heart left by the knife. Bangash said Rose’s heart stopped beating four times and had to be electrically stimulated.
“He’s not out of the danger yet, but every day of improvement will be in his favor,” said Bangash.
Oriol gave the following account: Rose and a friend were walking in the middle of Margaret Street toward the school when Crosdale drove by, saw Rose, and stopped. Crosdale was clutching a large knife when he emerged from the car and exchanged words with Rose. He then stabbed Rose in the chest.
Crosdale told police that he believed Rose was reaching for his rear pocket as if for a weapon, but police found none.
Crosdale told police that Rose had thrown him out of a party in Teaneck about two weeks ago, Oriol said.
The detective said Wednesday that Crosdale told him he had been stabbed in a fight in Englewood several weeks ago. Crosdale believed that one of Rose’s friends had committed the stabbing, Oriol said, adding that Englewood police have no record of the incident.
Although Wednesday’s incident was the latest in the rivalry among Teaneck, Hackensack, and Englewood youths, Oriol said it is unlikely the stabbing would spur more violence.
“I don’t think there is going to be any retaliation because we made an arrest right away,” Oriol said. “He’s in jail. There’s nobody to go after.”
Rose graduated from Teaneck High School in June, and Crosdale is a senior at Hackensack High School.
Caption: PHOTO – CHRISTOPHER ROSE, In 1990 yearbook photo
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