09/06/2026
Culpeper Police Investigate Non-Fatal Malicious Wounding
On 9/5/26 at approximately 8:16AM Culpeper PD officers and Emergency Medical Services responded to a residence in the 2000-blk of Forsythia Dr for an adult male with stab wounds. According to the caller, the suspect had fled the scene in a vehicle.
The victim was located inside the residence with critical injuries. Officers performed life-saving measures until medical services arrived. He was transported to a regional hospital with potential life-threatening injuries and is currently in stable condition.
Culpeper PD detectives arrived at the residence to collect evidence and investigate. Deputies with the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office provided assistance as law enforcement searched for the suspect.
Robert Issac Cantos, 32, of Culpeper was charged with Malicious Wounding, Breaking and Entering with Intent to Commit a Felony, Destruction of Property, and Trespassing. He was seen by a magistrate and held without bond at the Culpeper Jail.
Based on the preliminary investigation, Cantos and the victim are known to each other. This appears to have been an isolated domestic related incident. Cantos went to that residence deliberately looking for both the victim and another individual. When Cantos confronted the other individual, he saw the victim inside. Cantos forced his way into the residence, attacked the victim with an available weapon, then fled the area.
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