TOWN OF NIAGARA, NY (WKBW) — Police have now identified the man charged in the stabbing of a co-worker at the Applebee’s on Military Road in the Town of Niagara Tuesday afternoon.
According to police, Sam Keesler, 34 of Niagara Falls, stabbed another man in the kitchen around 3 in the afternoon. The dispute continued outside. When officers arrived, they said Keelser was still holding a knife and refused to put it down.
An officer with Town of Niagara police and a Niagara County Sheriff’s deputy each used a stun gun on Keesler, which caused him to drop the weapon. He was then taken into custody.
Keesler is charged with second-degree assault. He is being held on $50,000 bail.
The victim was taken by Mercy Flight to ECMC with stab wounds to his upper torso. He is expected to be OK, according to police.
Keesler was also taken to ECMC with what investigators describe as self-inflicted wounds to his hands.
