Restaurant Stabbing Suspect Arrested
(Portland, OR) -- A suspect in a restaurant stabbing was arrested Saturday afternoon in Northeast Portland. The stabbing happened when the suspect was robbing a restaurant employee at knifepoint. An adult female customer was stabbed during the incident. When police arrived, the suspect was standing in the doorway and dropped the knife. Forty-two-year-old Elias Lavelle was taken into custody. The victim's injuries were non-life-threatening. She declined transport to a hospital and was treated at the scene. Lavelle will be charged with attempted murder.



