Syracuse, NY – A Syracuse man was at Upstate University Hospital this weekend speaking to police after someone stabbed his buttocks while throwing drugs in a trash can, police said.
Of these, Garceau, 35, was stabbed to death on Blaine Street and arrived in a private vehicle at Upstate University Hospital around 4:35 p.m. Sunday, Syracuse police spokesman Sgt. Matthew Malinowski said.
While police “interacted” with Garceau and investigated the stabbing, Garceau dumped illegal drugs in a trash can, Malinowski said.
The police are still unsure who stabbed Garceau in the buttocks, but they quickly picked up the drugs from the trash can and arrested Garceau.
Garceau was charged with fifth and seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. The police said his injuries were not life threatening and he was released with an entrance ticket.
Syracuse police have asked anyone with information about who stabbed Garceau to call them at (315) 442-5222.
This was the first of two knife wounds that Syracuse police responded to in hospitals across the region on Sunday.
At 7:33 p.m., a health care worker at St. Joseph’s Hospital reported that a patient had arrived with a stab wound. Initially, the Onondaga County sheriff’s deputies were called to investigate because it was believed the stabbing might have taken place somewhere in the county, Lt. James Milana of the Syracuse Police. But then it was found that the man had been stabbed in the city of Syracuse, he said.
When the Syracuse police arrived at the hospital, the stabbed victim – a man in his forties – “left the hospital and did not want to meet the police,” Milana said. Further information was not available as the man left the hospital before they had a chance to speak to him, the detective said.
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