A Merrillville man faces felony charges after allegedly stabbing a friend after a night of heavy drinking for his birthday, according to court documents.
Joseph Caldwell was charged Dec. 31 with battery by means of a deadly weapon. He posted a $5,000 bond on Jan. 5.Hobart Police were called Dec. 31 to a Speedway gas station, 4732 W. 61st Avenue. A man sitting in the back of a car had a stab wound in the lower right side of his stomach.A fight started after they pulled into the gas station to change a flat tire, according to charges.
The victim said he was stabbed by someone he didn’t know, before he declined to let police photograph his wounds and further refused to cooperate with investigators. “Yeah, man, I had to fight him off,” Caldwell said when officers asked what happened. “He slapped me and called me .”“ kept coming at me, so I slashed at him with my little box cutter from work,” Caldwell added.Advertisement
Later at the station, the victim told police as they pulled into the gas station, he was going to call his wife, but Caldwell said don’t “call that ,” according to the affidavit.
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