Inset: News footage of Delvin Dobbins after his arrest in 2024 (WPXI). Background: The scene of an alleged stabbing in Pittsburgh, Pa. (WTAE).
A Pennsylvania teenager was arrested after he allegedly stabbed a former co-worker.
Delvin Dobbins, 19, is being held at the Allegheny County Jail without bond after he was arrested on Sunday and charged with attempted criminal homicide and aggravated assault. According to a criminal complaint obtained by local news outlet TribLive, witnesses told police they saw Dobbins fighting with another man near a bus station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 1. The fight escalated, and Dobbins allegedly stabbed the other man multiple times before fleeing, according to the complaint.
Police said the two men were co-workers at a Home Depot until Dobbins was fired for allegedly making threats against the victim. The two men reportedly argued about a female co-worker.
According to the criminal complaint, Dobbins threatened to "fold" his former co-worker "like an armadillo."
Police found Dobbins at a Wendy's restaurant, where he was arrested Sunday.
Local ABC affiliate WTAE reported that at the time of his arrest, Dobbins was out on bond after being arrested in connection with a different stabbing about a week earlier. WTAE reported that the previous incident took place on Sept. 23, and Dobbins was arrested after police found him walking around with a bloody knife. He was charged with aggravated assault, and a judge released him on nonmonetary bail. Local NBC affiliate WPXI reported that Dobbins was released from jail the same day as the Oct. 1 incident.
On Sept. 4, Dobbins allegedly broke into the home of his former foster parent, who had a restraining order against him. He was released from jail on nonmonetary bail after being charged with criminal trespassing.
The criminal complaint, also obtained by WTAE, cited both previous incidents and stated that Dobbins "poses a safety risk to the victim and the community."
WPXI reported that Dobbins was arrested in 2024 in connection with a burglary, when he was 16 years old. At the time, the juvenile detention center was closed, so he was released from custody. Two months later, Dobbins allegedly shot a convenience store clerk in the chest while the clerk was taking out the trash. TribLive reported that he was initially held without bond, but that there was no disposition in online court records.
Dobbins is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 15.
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