Police Arrest Suspected Stabber In Lloyd District Saturday

PORTLAND, OR — Police on Saturday arrested a man accused of stabbing another individual on the Portland Street Car platform near Northeast Seventh Avenue and Northeast Hassalo Street, near Holladay Park in the Lloyd District.

Robert Dwayne Gholston, 62, was taken to the Multnomah County Jail on one charge of second degree assault, a Class B felony. His bail is set at $250,000.

According to police, officers responding to a reported fight at the platform found Gholston actively attacking another man with a knife around 7:45 p.m. Nov. 25. Gholston was taken into custody and the other man was treated for multiple stab wounds, police said, noting the man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Court documents show Gholston has an extensive criminal history of 12 felony and four misdemeanor convictions, which include assaults, thefts, robberies, and kidnapping. An apparent transient, Gholston first went to prison in 1978; his last conviction was in 1993.

Anyone who witnessed the fight is encouraged to call Portland police at 503-832-0479.

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