FOND DU LAC – A 45-year-old Fond du Lac man is in custody on suspicion of stabbing another man, 41, who was taken to the hospital Monday, Fond du Lac Police Department said in a news release.
Officers responded around 10:21 p.m. June 17 to a disturbance call in a home in the 100 block of East First Street, when they were advised one of the people involved may have been stabbed.
After officers set up a perimeter, several occupants exited, except the suspect and the victim.
Officers confirmed the stabbing and entered the residence to provide aid, escorting the victim back outside for Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue to transport him to SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital.
The wound in his back was not life-threatening, and officers collected a pair of scissors believed to have been involved.
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The suspect, whose name was not released, was taken into custody without further incident, charged with recklessly endangering safety and substantial battery.
The department believes alcohol played a role in the incident and that this was an isolated act of violence. No other details were immediately released.
Contact Daphne Lemke at [email protected].
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