A 49-year-old Montevideo man was arrested by Montevideo police officers after he allegedly stabbed a man in the leg Tuesday east of Montevideo.
Myron Lloyd Wellnitz was arrested without incident around 2:30p.m. near American Surplus and Ice Castle Fish Houses along Minnesota Highway 7 and booked into the Chippewa County Jail. Formal charges are pending, according to a news release from the Montevideo Police Department.
It is alleged that Wellnitz confronted the victim, a 21-year-old man, at his vehicle. Wellnitz then stabbed the victim in the leg and backed his pickup into the victim’s vehicle during the confrontation, according to the news release.
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It is alleged that the victim has had a previous relationship with Wellnit’z daughter. Both Wellnitz and the victim are employees of Ice Castle Fish Houses.
The victim was transported to Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital by a co-worker, treated and released.
Wellnitz allegedly admitted to the incident during an interview with law enforcement, according to the news release.
