St. Cloud Stabbing Suspect Arrested After Overnight Search
Officers in Saint Cloud arrested a suspect Friday morning in connection to a stabbing that left a man hospitalized the night before.
Authorities say 25-year-old Marquis Jacob Fisher, who is believed to be homeless in the Saint Cloud area, was taken into custody without incident around 11:05 a.m. Friday.
Police first responded to a home in the 600 block of 12th Avenue North at 9:19 p.m. Thursday, March 13, for a fight in progress. When officers arrived, they found a 36-year-old Saint Cloud man with a stab wound to his back. Life-saving measures were performed before he was transported to the Saint Cloud Hospital by Mayo Ambulance. As of Friday morning, he remained in serious condition.
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According to investigators, the victim and suspect knew each other and had been at the location for several hours before an altercation broke out. At some point before the 911 call, Fisher allegedly stabbed the victim and fled the scene on foot, leaving the knife behind. Officers set up a perimeter and searched the area using a K-9 and drone, but he was not immediately located.
Fisher was taken into custody Friday morning by members of the St. Cloud Police Department's Community Response Team and the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force. He was brought to the Stearns County Jail on a felony charge of first-degree assault and a booking photo was not immediately available.
Authorities believe this was an isolated incident and say there is no ongoing threat to the public. The investigation remains active.
UPDATE | Saint Cloud Police say the victim of the stabbing has died and homicide charges are now expected against the suspect.
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