The St. Croix County Sheriff says formal charges are expected to be filed Monday against the man accused of stabbing five people, killing one, in Apple River, Wisconsin on Saturday.
The sheriff says the suspect, a 52-year-old man from Prior Lake, Minnesota, is being held in the St. Croix County Jail and will be named when charges are released.
The suspect allegedly stabbed a teenager and four youths while the victims were tubing down the Apple River in Somerset.
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The sheriff says witnesses came forward with information about the events and the man was arrested without incident at the tuber exit point on the river.
The deceased is a 17-year-old boy from Stillwater, Minnesota.
The four victims at the hospital are a 20-year-old man and a 22-year-old man from Luck, Wisconsin; A 22-year-old man from Elk River, Minnesota; and a 24-year-old woman from Burnsville, Minnesota.
Authorities say the victims, whose torso and chest injuries range from serious to critical, are considered stable.
Authorities are investigating and say they are still determining a motive for the stabbings.
Anyone with video during or before the incident should send it to john.shiltsjr@sccwi.gov or call Investigator John Shilts at 715-381-4319.
“The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the agencies that responded to assist in this traumatic incident and express our gratitude to the citizens who stepped in to provide care and comfort to the victims,” said the sheriff .
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