Man, 23, is arrested in connection with stabbing in Tenino, police say
A 23-year-old man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon after Tenino police say he was involved in a stabbing.
The victim is 33, although it wasn’t immediately clear from a Tenino police news release whether the victim was a man or woman.
The stabbing was reported about 4:50 p.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Sussex Avenue East.
An officer provided first aid to the victim, who was taken to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia with a stab wound to the chest.
The suspect was later found in the 300 block of the Yelm/Tenino trail and booked into the Thurston County jail.
Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies assisted Tenino police with the crime scene and search for the suspect.
This story was originally published September 26, 2021 at 10:30 AM.
