1ORANGE COUNTY, NY – A Middletown man was indicted Thursday for a violent stabbing attack after allegedly luring a victim through a dating app.

Reggie Florence, 28, is accused of ambushing the victim inside his home and stabbing him repeatedly in the neck, torso, and eyes.

The victim survived but suffered devastating injuries, including the loss of an eye.

According to prosecutors, Florence began chatting with the victim on a dating app on August 3, then invited him to his home in the City of Middletown under the pretense of giving him a massage. Once the victim lay on the floor, Florence allegedly launched the attack, stabbing the man from behind with a large kitchen knife.

The assault continued as the victim struggled to escape, with Florence reportedly targeting the victim’s eyes a

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