POCATELLO — A 51-year-old local man was recently arrested after police say he attacked another man with a knife, inflicting stab wounds that punctured the man’s lung and heart.
Dallas Devon Williams, of Chubbuck, has been charged with felony aggravated battery and possession of meth as well as misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia following the incident, which unfolded in May, according to police and court records.
Pocatello police on May 13 were assigned a case to investigate after receiving an anonymous tip that said Williams had recently stabbed another man in the area of Nora Avenue and Stockton Road, police records say.
Officers went to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello to interview the victim but were unable to speak with him because he was intubated and sedated, though a person related to the victim told officers that Williams had stabbed him, the report says.
Officers attempted to interview the victim again on May 14 but he was given a heavy dose of painkillers after undergoing heart surgery and was unable to speak, police said.
On May 28, the victim came into the Pocatello police station for an interview in relation to this incident. During the interview, the victim said that he and Williams got into a verbal altercation on May 11 that turned physical and resulted in the victim overpowering Williams before another person broke up the altercation, the report says.
Later on May 11, Williams came to the construction job site that the victim was working on near the intersection of Nora and Stockton, parked approximately 40 yards away and just sat in the vehicle staring at the victim, police said.
The victim told officers that Williams had an M-1 Carbine in his lap that he believed was loaded when he approached the truck, adding that he asked Williams if he was going to shoot him, the report says.
Williams then began yelling at the victim before getting out of the truck with the rifle in his hands, police said in the report, adding that the victim used a tire to knock the gun out of Williams’ hand.
The victim told officers that his natural instinct was to then grab the gun, unload the magazine and use the butt of the rifle to hit Williams, the report says.
The victim said Williams then brandished a knife with a 7-inch blade and began swinging it around approximately five or six times, police said.
The victim told officers that Williams cut his right forearm and left thigh, of which both injuries were about two inches long, before stabbing him in the area around his ribs, which caused a puncture approximately six inches deep, police said.
The victim showed police where the injuries were located and said that the stab wound to his ribs punctured his lung and injured his heart which caused him to have open heart surgery, the report says.
On May 29, officers located Willimas driving on the 1000 block of Samuel Street and took him into custody for questioning, during which Williams asked for an attorney, police said.
Williams was then charged, arrested and booked inside the Bannock County Jail in Pocatello.
He appeared in front of 6th District Magistrate Judge Aaron Thompson for an arraignment hearing on May 30, during which his bond was set at $85,000.
Williams waived the right to have a preliminary hearing and his case was elevated from the magistrate to district court level for trial. He is set to be arraigned in district court on July 8.
If convicted of the felony aggravated battery and possession of meth charges, he faces up to 22 years in prison and a fine of up to $65,000.
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