Cass Lake Man Charged with Stabbing in Bemidji

An 18-year-old Cass Lake man is facing assault and terrorist charges following a stabbing in Bemidji.

Robert Dale Butcher has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, one with substantial bodily harm. Butcher also faces one count of terroristic threats.

According to the criminal complaint, at approximately 11:08 p.m. on Sunday, September 4th, the Bemidji Police Department responded to a report of a stabbing at a residence in Bemidji. Officials found the victim who claimed that he had been assaulted by Butcher a second individual. The victim told officials that the second person hit him over the head with a bottle before Butcher stabbed him twice in the abdomen after refusing to let them drink in his residence.

Another witness claimed that the victim had been intoxicated during the day and had argued with Butcher and the second person often. She claims to have been upstairs when the assault happened but rushed down after hearing a commotion. The witness claims to have seen the victim bleeding and separated the parties from each other.

Butcher’s court hearing will be on September 19th. According to court documents, bail is $50,000 without conditions and $25,000 with conditions.