LPD: Man stabbed at motel

Summary

Police arrested Don Keffer and charged him with Aggravated Battery after a man was allegedly stabbed in the back at a Lewiston motel.

Story Published: Jun 22, 2009 at 9:43 PM PST

Story Updated: Jun 22, 2009 at 9:43 PM PST

LEWISTON - Police said a man was stabbed in the back during a fight over a woman in North Lewiston this weekend.

Police responded to St. Joe's just after 5:30 to find a 31-year-old man with a single stab wound. Lewiston Police said the fight happened at the Ho Hum Motel in North Lewiston. Police said the man's injuries were not life-threatening. One witness at the motel said there was no stabbing, and that the alleged victim fell on a rock in a garden outside of the motel's office. Police said no weapon has been found, but have determined the wound did not come from a rock. 28-year-old Don Keefer was arrested on a charge of Aggravated Battery and taken to the Nez Perce County Jail.

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