Downtown Orlando stabbing suspect not granted bond, claims self-defense

An Orlando man accused of stabbing another man in downtown Orlando will remain behind bars after a judge granted the state’s request for pretrial detention Tuesday.Deaveon Brown, 28, has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of Kevin Newhard. Brown’s defense team argued he acted in self-defense and was not the aggressor.Detective John Dalles of the Orlando Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit testified in court that Brown had been at a bar and was waiting for an Uber near Orange Avenue and Central Boulevard when Newhard approached him.“[Brown] had visited the Stagger Inn and was waiting for an Uber when a male on a bike stopped in front of him on the sidewalk. Later identified as Kevin Newhard,” Dalles testified.Investigators say the confrontation, which happened just 11 days after the suspect was released from prison on a drug charge, escalated into a verbal argument after Brown took issue with comments Newhard made about women in the area.“Mr. Brow