2 charged with assault after stabbing man and woman in Medina

MEDINA – Two people have been charged with assault in the stabbings that occurred around midnight on Saturday, Medina Police Chief Todd Draper announced.

Edward Gibson, 42, of Medina and Deon Jackson, 24, of Medina have both been charged with first-degree assault. Gibson is held in the county jail with no bail while bail was set at $100,000 for Jackson. Both were arraigned in the jail through the centralized arraignment process (CAP).

Two people, a woman and a man, were stabbed just before midnight on Nov. 1 in the Canal Basin. They were transported to Medina Memorial Hospital by private vehicle and later transferred to ECMC. Both have since been released from the hospital, Draper said.

Orders of protection have been issued for both victims.

A search warrant was conducted at a suspect’s residence, Draper said. The investigation is continuing, and Draper said more charges may be forthcoming.

“Based on the investigation it is believed that individuals in this case were known to each other, and that the incident was not random,” the police chief said.

Several Medina police officers worked on the investigation. Draper said the Medina PD was assisted by the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force, New York State Parole, New York State Police Forensic Identification Unit, and the Niagara County Crime Analysis Center.