Reported Knifing At Cargill Plant, Spiritwood

Update Tuesday afternoon…

Spiritwood (CSi) A 56 year old member of a cleaning crew working at Cargill Malt in Spiritwood was purportedly lacerated with a knife by a co-worker of the crew late Tuesday morning.

Stutsman County Sheriff, Chad Kaiser says the victim had gotten into an argument with a 39 year old male, which led to the altercation, and alleged knifing by the 39 year old.

Kaiser says a Cargill employee called authorities.  When the Sheriff’s Office arrived, the suspect was in a construction trailer, and offered no resistance.   He says the cleaning crew is contracted out of Fargo, which sub-contracts workers.

At this time no information was available as to their names or home towns.

Kaiser says the victim received superficial lacerations and was taken by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service  to Jamestown Regional Medical Center for treatment, and released.

He says the knife used was taken for evidence.

Kaiser says the suspect was not taken into custody, and any charges are pending with the Stutsman County State’s Attorney’s Office.

He says the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation conducted an interview with the victim at the hospital.

More information will be available when the reported is completed.

Reported  Tuesday Morning

Spiritwood (CSi) Authorities are investigating a stabbing a the Cargill Malt plant in Spiritwood, that occurred late Tuesday morning.

Initial information is that the victim was stabbed multiple times, and received head and leg wounds.

Following the incident the suspect was held in a room at the plant, until authorities arrived and was described as “cooperative.” Stutsman County Sheriff’s deputies and Jamestown Area Ambulance Service were dispatched to the scene.

The victim was taken to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center for treatment.

No further information was available on Tuesday afternoon.