Male arrested following downtown stabbing incident

Police arrested a male suspect following an early morning stabbing in the city’s north core Thursday.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Primary Response Branch were dispatched to the zero-to-100 block of Cumberland Street South at about 3:40 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, following reports of a stabbing that had just occurred.

When police arrived, they learned that the male victim and male accused were known to each other and were conversing outside before the incident. As the pair were about to part ways, the victim was assaulted, and sustained injuries consistent with a stabbing.

Paramedics with Superior North EMS transported the victim to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for further evaluation and treatment of his injuries.

Officers, within 10 minutes of arriving on scene, located and arrested the male suspect without incident near the scene.

The accused was transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street.

Felton Earl SAKANEE, 35, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:

• Assault with a Weapon
• Fail to Comply with Probation Order x 2

He appeared in bail court in Thunder Bay on Thursday, July 20 and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.