LAKELAND, Florida — An 82-year-old man from Gastonia, North Carolina, was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday after allegedly stabbing his daughter’s boyfriend. The incident occurred on January 7, 2025, at a residence on Saddlewood Boulevard, north of Lakeland.
Deputies responded to the scene at approximately 2:42 p.m. and took Rudolph Philson into custody following an investigation, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The victim, a 43-year-old man, was in the process of moving out of the home he shared with his girlfriend when he returned to retrieve belongings and was confronted by Philson…