PORTLAND — Police have identified the man suspected of stabbing another man near the Cheerful Tortoise in downtown Portland as 27-year-old Shawntaviou Henderson.
Henderson was jailed on suspicion of second-degree assault and a probation violation, Portland police said in a news release.
He’s being held in the Multnomah County Detention Center.
A 28-year-old man was stabbed near the Cheerful Tortoise in downtown Portland Thursday night. The victim did not sustain life-threatening injuries, police said.
Police say the suspect and victim were involved in some sort of “disturbance” before the stabbing. A knife believed to be the weapon used in the incident was recovered by police upon canvassing the area.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the non-emergency Portland Police line at 503-823-333.
