Ketchikan man charged with attempted murder

A 36-year-old Ketchikan man has been charged with first-degree attempted murder following a stabbing late last month.  

According to the Ketchikan Police Department, a fight involving a knife was reported to police at about 2:30 p.m. on May 24^th. Officers responded to the 500 block of Dock Street, and found one man had been stabbed in the head.

The 29-year-old man was taken to PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center and treated for his injuries.

The other man, Johnathan Jackson, had left the scene. According to police, officers found Jackson at about 7:45 p.m. and arrested him for first-degree assault. He later was indicted by a Grand Jury on charges of first-degree attempted murder, and first- and second-degree assault.

Jackson’s next scheduled hearing in the case is July 1^st in front of Ketchikan Superior Court Judge William Carey.