Police arrested a man in connection with a stabbing that occurred in Bethel over the weekend.
Police have charged Mathew Romer, 25, on one count of assault in the first degree.
The victim, a 26-year-old man from Newtok, was found Saturday morning, lying on the ground in the 200 block of Akiak Drive bleeding from the abdomen.
Emergency workers transported him to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation before flying him to Anchorage where he’s listed in stable condition at the Alaska Native Medical Center.
Bethel Police continue investigating the case and ask any witnesses to contact them.
