On Friday, July 13, 2018, at 5:56 p.m., Central Precinct Officers responded to the report of a stabbing inside an apartment unit at the Yard Apartment complex located at 945 Northwest Nato Parkway.
Officers and emergency medical personnel arrived and contacted an adult male who appeared to have been assaulted by a person with a knife inside . Medical personnel transported the victim to a Portland area hospital for treatment of what was believed to be a non-life-threatening injury.
As officers continued the investigation, they located a suspect hiding in the apartment complex garbage area room. The suspect was taken into custody without incident. Officers learned that both the suspect and the victim are acquainted.
Detectives with the Portland Police Bureau Detective Division's Assault Detail responded to the scene and took over the investigation.
The suspect was identified as 21-year old Chaz Flanders. Flanders was lodged at the Multnomah County Jail on a charge of Assault in the Second Degree.
Detectives with the Portland Police Bureau Detective Division's Assault Detail continue to investigate this assault. Anyone with information about Flanders or this assault should contact detectives at 503-823-0479.
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