A man is in jail after officers believe he stabbed another man in the parking lot of a business in the 10100 block of SW Washington Square Road.

On Tuesday, July 23rd at 4:56 PM, Tigard Police officers were dispatched to an assault with a weapon where a man had been stabbed with a broken bottle. Workers at a nearby pet hospital helped control the victim’s bleeding as they waited for emergency services. Upon arrival, officers learned that the suspect and victim did not know each other but that the suspect had made an offensive comment to the victim’s partner. After stabbing the victim with the broken bottle, the suspect took off.

Additional officers worked with witnesses and Trimet to get a description of the suspect, and Trimet confirmed a man matching the suspect’s description was currently on a bus headed out of Tigard. Officers caught up with the bus and safely arrested the man, identified as Timel Degraffe, age 30.

Mr. Degraffe was taken to the Washington County Jail and is facing charges of Assault II and Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and was cited on a Multnomah County misdemeanor warrant.

Thankfully, the victim’s injuries in this case were non-life threatening and he is receiving care at a nearby hospital.

We’d like to thank our partners at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Beaverton Police Department and Trimet for their help with this case, as well as the staff at the Hannah Pet Hospital who helped the injured victim while waiting for emergency services to arrive.

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