A Hinesville man was stabbed several times the afternoon of May 7, when he encountered a man in his garage shortly after 3 p.m.

Hinesville Police Detective, William Oberlander, said Gregory Hood, 38 has been charged with aggravated assault on a 74-year-old homeowner who he allegedly stabbed multiple times when the homeowner encountered him in his garage. Hood is also charged with possessing a knife in the commission of a felony as well as elder abuse. He went before a magistrate judge and was denied bond. The condition of the victim is unknown at this time. According to Hinesville Police Department Assistant Chief, Tracey Howard, the homeowner was stabbed several times in the chest. The homeowner was flown to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah by a medical helicopter. The incident remains under investigation.