Portland Restaurant Worker Stabbed and Held at Knifepoint During Lloyd District Robbery, Police Say
PORTLAND, Ore. — A female employee at a Lloyd neighborhood restaurant was held at knife-point and stabbed during a robbery in Portland on Saturday.
Portland Police Bureau North Precinct officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the 400 block of Northeast Hassalo Street at 12.27 p.m.
Upon their arrival, they encountered the suspect, Elias L. Lavelle (42), standing in the doorway of the restaurant. He was armed with a knife.
He obeyed their commands and was transported to the Multnomah County Detention Center.
The Suspect Faces Several Charges Related to the Robbery
Lavelle has been charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, and the unlawful use of a weapon.
The female victim of the knife attack suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. No one else was injured in the incident.
The police seized a knife as evidence and are appealing to anyone with information about the robbery to contact [email protected] and reference case #26-66346.
- March 7, 12:27 p.m. / Officers respond to a stabbing report on Northeast Hassalo Street.
- At the doorway / Police detain the suspect while he is holding a knife.
- After the investigation / Police say a customer was injured during a knifepoint robbery of an employee.
- Later that day / Elias L. Lavelle is booked into jail on four felony charges.