Suspect Arrested After Stabbing Critically Injures 2 In Champlin

Sep 6

A man is in custody following a stabbing in Champlin that left two people with life-threatening injuries Friday night.

Police said officers were called just before 6 p.m. on September 5 to the 7100 block of 120th Avenue, where they found two people stabbed.

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Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital with critical injuries.

The suspect, identified in jail records as 39-year-old Travis William Lester, of Circle Pines, was located just after 11 p.m. and arrested without incident during a traffic stop. He was booked into the Hennepin County Jail early Saturday morning, where he remains in custody. Lester was received into the jail at 2:18 a.m. September 6 and is currently being held at the Public Safety Facility without bail.

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Records show Lester has been booked on probable cause for felony first-degree assault. Formal charges are expected in the coming days.

Champlin police said the victims and suspect knew each other. Officers issued a brief shelter-in-place order for nearby residents as they searched the area, later lifting it after confirming the suspect had left in a vehicle. Several neighboring agencies assisted in the response.

Authorities have not yet released the identities of the victims and the case remains under investigation.

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