Stabbing Suspect Charged with Disorderly Conduct after Victim Refuses to Press Charges

Forty-one-year-old Jose Angel Medina of Newport is facing disorderly conduct charges after he allegedly stabbed a man in the neck on Broadway Monday afternoon.

The misdemeanor charges are the result of the victim not wishing to press charges and refusing to cooperate with an investigation, according to a police report.

Police said Medina, of 283 Spring St., nearly missed the victim’s carotid artery when he stabbed him in the neck during an argument by Equality Park on Broadway shortly after 3 p.m.

Officers came upon the victim after a report of a man bleeding and the victim began walking away and said “I’m not saying anything.”

The victim was transported to the hospital and police began an investigation and soon determined that the suspect was Medina, who reportedly goes by the nickname “Spoon.”

A witness reported seeing Medina stab the victim and run away. The victim reportedly said “I can’t believe he stabbed me.”

Police searched for Medina but he was not immediately found. He ended up being located after he himself responded to Newport Hospital for a gash and fracture on his hand that required 11 stitches.

An officer sent to the hospital photograph the victim’s injuries was walking to photograph a dog bite victim in an unrelated case when he happened to notice Medina in a different hospital room.

Medina was read his Miranda rights there and he claimed that he injured his hand on some glass in his recycling bin. When asked if any blood would be found on the bin, he said “no,” according to a police report.

He eventually was released to police custody and he was held for arraignment Tuesday morning.