The Medford Police Department has arrested a man for stabbing another man on the day after Christmas.
On December 26th at approximately 6 p.m., MPD patrol officers responded to the 1,000-block of Beatty Street for a reported stabbing. Arriving officers found the male victim slumped down on the front porch and suffering from large lacerations to his head, neck and arms. Officers provided aid to control the profuse bleeding.
Medford Fire personal arrived a short time later along with Mercy Flights crews who took over providing emergency medical aid. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was rushed into surgery. He is currently in stable condition at the hospital in the Intensive Care Unit.
MPD Lieutenant Don Lane said the victim's female roommate witnessed the attack and informed police the suspect was known to her and the victim as 24-year-old Marzelle Omari Tyree Culver. The female advised the suspect had entered their residence unannounced, grabbed a sword from a wall display inside the home and attacked the male victim unprovoked. The suspect then attempted to attack her with the sword, but she was able to run into a separate room and the suspect fled.
A description of Culver and his clothing was provided to patrol officers who began searching the area. He was ultimately located at Riverside and 10th Street where he was taken into custody without incident.
Culver was lodged at the Jackson County Jail on charges of Attempted Murder, 1st-Degree Assault, 1st-Degree Attempted Assault and 1st-Degree Burglary.
