State Police out of Wolcott responded to a report of a stabbing in the Village of Red Creek on Tuesday (4/17) at 8:48 p.m.
According to police, a gathering took place at 6787 Main Street in Red Creek where a good amount of alcohol was consumed and an argument ensued. The argument spilled outside where it became physical.
Nicholas Perry, age 23, of 13966 Water Street in Red Creek began walking away after the fight and when he arrived at his residence, realized he had been stabbed in the abdomen.
Police and an ambulance were called. Perry was taken to Upstate Hospital in Syracuse where he was taken in for surgery. The knife had pierced his intestine. He remained in the hospital for observation until Thursday.
Kurtis Matteson, age 26, of 6323 Water Road in Red Creek allegedly had pulled a knife on Perry. He admitted to police that during the fight he recalled pulling out the knife and that Perry was stabbed. He also told police after the fight he threw the knife over the bridge/falls on Red Creek Pond. According to police, he fell short of actually admitting to the stabbing.
On Wednesday (4/18) morning a State Police Scuba Team was called in for the difficult challenge to look for the knife in the turbulent waters. After several hours he divers had no luck.
Matteson was charged with Assault in the First Degree, arraigned in Wolcott Town Court and remanded to jail on $5000 cash/bond to reappear in Court on April 23rd.