Man stabbed at Pathfinder camporee
BY ERIN CROWLEY • of The Northwestern • August 17, 2009
One man sustained minor injuries after being stabbed late Saturday night at Camp Scholler on the Experimental Aviation Association grounds.
For the past week the EAA campgrounds have been occupied by more than 35,000 Pathfinders in town for an international camporee held every five years.
Sgt. Steve Brewer of the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department said two males were having a physical confrontation with each other when one male pulled a knife and cut the other party. He said officers responded about midnight to the call.
The 38-year-old victim was taken to Mercy Medical Center where he was treated and released. No names are being released due to an ongoing investigation, Brewer said.
Lt. Lara Vendola of the Sheriff’s Department said the victim was stabbed in the neck and on one of his hands.
The suspect, 36, is expected to be charged Monday, Vendola said.
George Johnson, associate communication director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America, said that the Pathfinders are cooperating with authorities on the matter and that it will be up to the Pathfinder clubs that they are a part of in New York whether or not the two men will remain a part of the organization.
This is the third time since 1999 that the Pathfinders have come to Oshkosh for their international camporee. Pathfinders at the gathering worked on service projects throughout the area this week, including work at the Little Oshkosh playground at Menominee Park, the Paine Art Center and Gardens, the Sheldon Nature Area in the town of Algoma and Heckrodt Wetland Reserve in Menasha.
Erin Crowley: (920) 426-6681, ecrowley@thenorthwestern.com
Source: http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20090817/osh0101/308170021
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