Washington man charged in stabbing
Washington police charged a man Tuesday in connection to a stabbing in the city last week.
Donald Eugene Allen, 55, of Washington, faces a felony charge of aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of reckless endangerment, simple assault and disorderly conduct.
According to the criminal complaint, shortly before 3:30 a.m. June 30, police were called to the intersection of East Hallam Avenue and Ridge Avenue and found Shawn Pusateri with multiple stab wounds.
Pusateri told police that Allen had assaulted him with a silver folding knife. Officers found Allen sitting on the porch of his home at 360 E. Hallam Ave. and took him into custody.
According to the complaint, Allen had blood on his pants and a cut on his hand. Police found a silver folding knife in Allen’s vehicle, and another in his residence.
Court records indicate Allen has yet to be arraigned on the charges.