Man Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Injuries After Stabbing in Cheyenne, Suspect Arrested

A 31-year-old Cheyenne man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing a man multiple times following a high-speed crash involving the victim's truck.

According to police spokeswoman Alex Farkas, it all started around 6:18 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, after officers were dispatched to a report of an aggravated assault with a knife in the 2400 block of Pattinson Avenue.

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Man Stabbed Multiple Times

"Responding officers located an adult male victim at the scene with multiple stab wounds," Farkas said in a news release Monday afternoon. "He was transported by ambulance to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries."

Farkas says the suspect, later identified as Sterling A. Null, left the scene before police arrived.

High-Speed Crash Leads to Stabbing

Farkas says witness statements and video footage from the scene revealed that Null was driving at a high rate of speed when he entered a parking area on Pattinson Avenue and crashed into a family member’s vehicle, which subsequently struck the victim’s parked truck.

"Residents who heard the crash came outside and saw Null running away," Farkas said in a news release. "The victim called out to him, and he turned around."

"Null then aggressively charged toward the victim, who was standing, unarmed," she added. "Null proceeded to swing his arm back and thrusted the knife into the victim’s torso several times."

Farkas says following the stabbing, Null ran towards two women who were standing nearby.

"They safely retreated into an apartment, and Null then ran away from the scene," she said. "Officers quickly secured a perimeter and located Null, who was walking unarmed near the intersection of Jackson Street and Ridge Road."

Null Arrested for Aggravated Assault

Null was arrested and booked into the Laramie County Detention Center for aggravated assault and battery - bodily injury with a deadly weapon, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

He's scheduled to make his initial appearance in Laramie County Circuit Court in front of Judge Antoinette Williams tomorrow, June 3, at 9:45 a.m.

"The investigation into this case remains ongoing, with upgraded charges pending," said Farkas.

Please remember that all suspects are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.