Man wanted in stabbing of Tacoma pastor arrested

A man wanted for stabbing a pastor in Tacoma has been arrested.

“Acting on a tip, one of our patrol officers spotted the suspect riding a bicycle out in the south-end of Tacoma,” said Mark Fulghum with the Tacoma Police Department.

Fulghum said the stabbing happened Tuesday night at the Slavic Christian Center.

Witnesses say the man hit the pastor in the face, then when the pastor started walking away, the man stabbed him in the back. The injuries were not life threatening.

Fulghum said the suspect was interviewed by detectives and booked into the Pierce County Jail on a charge of First Degree Assault.