By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A 34-year-old man was stabbed in Centralia yesterday during a dispute believed to be over a drug deal.
“I don’t know how seriously the victim was injured,” Officer John Panco said this morning. “But it’s not life-threatening.”
The man is from Tacoma, he said. He was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital.
Police are still investigating the incident associated with a location at the 600 block of South Silver Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Officers were called about 11:15 a.m. and arrested a man and woman who were there together, according to Panco.
“Somehow meth was exchanged, somehow payment was not made,” Panco said. A physical altercation then ensued, according to police.
Sasha A. Morgan, 29, allegedly stabbed the 34-year-old with a knife, and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Jesse Bartley, 25, described as transient, was arrested and booked for attempted delivery of methamphetamine, Panco said.
The two are likely to be brought before a judge this afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court.