(Michigan City, IN) - Charges have been filed in connection with a recent stabbing in downtown Michigan City. Bertrell Randle, 43, is charged in La Porte Superior Court 1 with Level 1 felony attempted murder and Level 3 felony aggravated battery.
According to court documents, an older man was walking his dogs Monday night when approached by Randle in the area of 9th and Franklin streets. At one point, police said blows were exchanged and the victim was stabbed in the chest and jaw.
The victim was transferred by helicopter from Franciscan Health to a South Bend hospital where he managed to speak to investigators about the attack. Police said the suspect was located on foot just a few blocks from where the stabbing occurred. Video surveillance shows he was holding a knife while walking up to the victim, court documents revealed. Randle, who's from Trail Creek, could face anywhere from a 20 to 40 year sentence on the most serious count.
