ESCANABA, MI-- A 19-year-old man is in custody, following a stabbing in Escanaba.
Public Safety officers were called Friday around 8:15 a.m. to the 300 block of South 9th Street on a report of a stabbing in progress. Upon arrival officers encountered a man with a knife outside a residence. He was arrested without incident.
The 18-year-old male victim was taken to St. Francis Hospital with stab wounds to his chest and stomach. He was later airlifted to UPHS-Marquette for further treatment.
The suspect was lodged in the Delta County Jail on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. He remains lodged in lieu of a $750,000 cash bond.
The case is being reviewed by the Delta County Prosecutor’s Office and additional charges may be brought.
