Police Arrest Two In Separate Stabbings

Spokane Police arrested two people late Friday and early Saturday in separate stabbing assaults.

The first, occurred in the 100 block of South Browne, where a 19-year-old male had been stabbed in the face, police said. He was taken to an area hospital.

He was in the apartment of Daniel F. McCullen, 156 South Browne, when a dispute escalated to violence. Police found a trail of blood drops between the victim’s apartment and McCullen’s.

McCullen had blood on his clothing and was booked into jail for second-degree assault, police said.

In the second assault, a woman argued with a couple in a tavern in the 400 block of West Sprague, police said. The woman was found lying on the sidewalk with a stab wound in the shoulder when police arrived. They traced a license plate of the couple’s car.

Nelson E. Mariani, 1021-1/2 West Eighth Ave., told police he had only defended himself. A folding knife was discovered in his pocket. He was booked into jail on first-degree assault.