BATH
Two Midcoast men face charges following an alleged stabbing Tuesday in Bath.
Shortly after 11 p.m., police responded to a disturbance at 424 Washington St. Officers found the apartment in disarray with broken glass and plates on the floor, and suspected an altercation had taken place, said Bath Police Lt. Robert Savary in a statement. However, no one police interviewed offered an explanation.
Officers left after warning the occupants to quiet down or be charged with disorderly conduct.
At midnight, Mid Coast Hospital emergency room staff reported they were treating a patient for a stab wound. Officers interviewed the patient and learned he was stabbed at 424 Washington St.
The patient identified his assailant as 25-year-old Jacob Davis, with a last known address of Brunswick. The victim, a 35-year-old Bowdoinham man, suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries.
Officers returned to 424 Washington St. to speak with Davis and other witnesses before placing Davis under arrest for aggravated assault, a Class B crime.
Police said that Donald Newton, 45, allegedly interfered with Davis’ arrest. As a result, Newtown was arrested and charged with obstructing government administration, a Class D crime, and disorderly conduct, a Class E crime.
Newton and Davis did not post bail and were brought to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. They are scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 20.
“The responding officers showed great professionalism in dealing with such a chaotic scene with combative and uncooperative persons to include suspects and witnesses,” said Savary. “These scenes are very difficult to manage and control, they did a great job.”
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