Crime & Safety

Arrest in Fatal Medford Stabbing

Coram man arrested Wednesday in connection with stabbing death of Chauncey Scott.

Police have arrested a Coram man on a murder charge stemming from a in Medford Sunday evening.  

Darrell Scott, 25, was arrested Wednesday and charged with second degree murder, police said. 

On Sunday, 32-year-old Chauncey Scott, also of Coram and of no relation to the suspect, was fatally stabbed during a fight on the corner of Baldwin Lane and Pinegrove Avenue in Medford.

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Darrell Scott will be held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday.  


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