Duluth police officer stabbed while attempting to arrest suspect

DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth police officer was stabbed in the leg by a suspect they were trying to arrest early Saturday morning.

The incident started around 12:30 a.m. at the intersection of 1st Avenue West and 1st Street.

Officers responded to a report of an intoxicated man who was striking the side of a Mayo Ambulance while threatening paramedics, according to a news release.

The 22-year-old suspect was located a block away by an officer.

Officials said the suspect was actively resisting arrest and stabbed the officer in the leg.

The officer was transported to a local hospital for treatment.  The injury was not life-threatening.

The suspect was lodged in the St. Louis County Jail on preliminary charges of first-degree assault, disorderly conduct, fleeing on foot, obstructing the legal process and public nuisance.

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