Suspect in stabbing seeks release from custody
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 13, 2024.
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 34-year-old man charged in relation to a stabbing last month is expected to seek his release from custody when he returns to court next week.The matter for Christopher David Smith was in Lethbridge court of justice Friday, where his lawyer requested an adjournment to allow time for him and his client to work out a bail plan.
Just before noon on June 9, police responded to a report of an injured man in front of a business in the 1100 block of Mayor Magrath Drive South. Officers found the man, who was suffering from life-threatening injuries, and he was taken to hospital then transferred by STARS air ambulance to Calgary in critical, but stable condition.
Police determined the man was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another man in an alley behind the business . The assailant left the area on foot before police arrived, but witnesses provided a description and he was found shortly after in the 2800 block of Parkside Drive South.
The man refused to cooperate with police and resisted arrest. Police discharged two, less-lethal sock rounds, and the man was consequently taken into custody without further incident. A knife was seized from the man during a search.
Police said the assault was not a random incident, and the victim and subject were known to each other in passing and had seen one another earlier in the day.
Smith, who is charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, is set to return to court next Friday, ostensibly for a bail hearing. 3
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