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BELLEFONTE -- A 29-year-old Bellefonte man is behind bars after a stabbing that took place along West High Street in Bellefonte Borough this week.
James R. Surovec is being held in the Centre County Correctional Facility without bail for allegedly stabbing a man on July 17. He faces a multitude of charges, according to a release from the Bellefonte Borough Police Department, including criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, arson and possession of an instrument of crime.
Bellefonte Police Chief Shawn Weaver released the following information about the reported stabbing:
Bellefonte Police officers were called to 134 W. High St. on Monday, July 17, after it was reported by Centre County 911 that a woman was screaming that someone was stabbed, the report said.
When police arrived on scene, a man was found lying on the stairs in the fetal position with a large amount of blood around him. A bystander was rendering aid to the victim, police said.
The victim told police he was investigating the sound of a fire alarm in the apartment building when he saw a box of items on fire at the top of his steps, police said.
The victim said a man attacked him soon after, stabbing him multiple times in the neck with a large knife, police said.
The victim provided officers with a physical description of the attacker and the general direction he fled on foot towards, police said.
Officers from Spring Township Police Department and Pennsylvania State Police troopers from its Rockview Barracks assisted borough police with an extensive search of the area throughout Monday evening and into the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 18, police said.
At 9 a.m. Tuesday, the investigation led police to a potential suspect in the stabbing. Officers were able to locate and safely take Surovec into custody. He was arraigned before District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker with a preliminary hearing scheduled for July 26, according to Centre County Court documents.
The victim was transported to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville and was listed in stable condition, police reported.