GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A homeless man was arrested after allegedly stabbing another homeless man in Green Bay.
Joseph Roberts, 55, was charged Friday with second-degree recklessly endangering safety and disorderly conduct.
Police were called to the 2000 block of Holmgren Way just after 11 p.m. Thursday.
Upon arrival, officers were told that the two men had sheltered inside an abandoned ice machine in a nearby parking lot when one man allegedly pulled out a knife and cut the other man during an argument.
According to the criminal complaint, the victim and suspect had spent the day together at Bay Park Square mall. It had gotten too late for the victim to go to St. John’s homeless shelter, so they both went into an ice cooler behind a tavern where Roberts had been staying. The victim said Roberts, who was drunk, got upset and cut him in the leg as he tried to leave.
The 40-year-old victim suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Anyone with information can call Green Bay Police at (920) 448-3200 and reference case #23-204863. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (920) 432-STOP (7867). You may also submit a tip online at 432stop.com, or utilize the “P3 Tips” app for crime tips.
