Medina man, 21, charged with assault after alleged stabbing
MEDINA – A 21-year-old Medina man, Deante Johnson, has been charged with first-degree assault for allegedly stabbing another person in the side during a fight last week, Medina Police Chief Todd Draper said.
Medina police officers were dispatched on Nov. 7 at 1:16 p.m. for reports of a fight in the parking lots outside Cusimano’s Pizzeria and the Medina Inn on Maple Ridge Road. Multiple witnesses told police officers one of the men had a knife.
Officers located Johnson with the knife and he failed to comply with officers’ instructions, Draper said. The Medina officers used a taser on Johnson who was then taken into custody.
Johnson allegedly stabbed another person in the side who was transported by ambulance to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. That victim was treated and released, Draper said.
Johnson was taken by police to Medina Memorial Hospital for evaluation. He was also transported to the Orleans County Jail for arraignment. The Medina Police Department was assisted at the scene by the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office, State Police and Medina Fire Department.
