Weekend fight results in injuries to three, two arrests

LAFAYETTE, Ind. -– Two people were stabbed and one injured during an early morning altercation on Sunday (11/30) at the Bay Water Apartments in West Lafayette. All three were treated at area hospitals for minor injuries and released.

On Sunday morning, November 30, 2008 at approximately 3:00 AM, deputies from the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to 3693 Desoto Drive (Bay Water Apartments) in reference to a reported stabbing. Upon arriving at the scene, deputies determined that two individuals had been stabbed and another had received facial injuries during an altercation on the parking lot near 3693 Desoto Drive. It is believed that all three individuals had attended a party at the residence.

The following individuals were treated and released from area hospitals:

• Noe Gonzalez (19) of West Lafayette was treated for minor stab wounds at Saint Elizabeth Medical Center
• Michael Hickman (18) of West Lafayette was treated for minor stab wounds at Home Hospital
• Kevin Robinson (19) of West Lafayette was treated for facial lacerations at Saint Elizabeth Medical Center

Further investigation into the incident resulted in the arrest of Joshua Lee Robinson, age eighteen (18) of 2367 Yeager Road, Apartment 205, West Lafayette, Indiana on suspicion of two counts of Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon (I.C. 35-42-2-1 (3)) as a Class C Felony. He is being held in the Tippecanoe County Jail on a $10,000.00 bond.

During the investigation, Kevin Robinson, Joshua Robinson’s older brother, was also arrested on suspicion of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver (35-48-4-10 (2) (b)) as a Class C Felony, Possession of a Scheduled II Controlled Substance (35-48-4-7 (2) (c)) as a Class C Felony, and Maintaining a Common Nuisance (35-48-4-13 (b)) as a Class D Felony. Kevin Robinson is also being held in the Tippecanoe County Jail on a $10,000.00 bond.

The investigation continues and no further information will be released.

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