Arrest made in Gateway Transit Center stabbing
A suspect was arrested in the stabbing incident that occurred at Gateway Transit Center Tuesday night. He was apprehended in the area between Rocky Butte, I-205 and Maywood Park dubbed Gateway Green by area activists. The news release from the Portland Police Bureau follows.
“On Wednesday August 25, 2010 at 1:26 a.m., Portland Police Officers received a call from a witness to this stabbing case and the witness reported that the suspect in the stabbing had returned to the area of the old Rocky Butte Jail, between Interstate 205 and Maywood Park.
“Officers converged on the area and located the suspect along the bike path. The suspect was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Detective Division to be interviewed. The suspect, 29-year-old Utey Ludwig (male) was charged with two counts of Assault in the Second Degree and taken to the Multnomah County Jail.
“The victims of the stabbing have been identified as 50-year-old Lemuel Hellan (male) and 40-year-old Kander Ruda. Both victims received non-life threatening stab wounds.
“Portland Police Detective Paul Dolbey is the lead investigator on this case and can be reached at (503) 823-0457.”
