Four suspects wanted in connection with fatal Stevens Point assault in custody
STEVENS POINT − About three hours after police announced a third suspect wanted in connection with the Friday fatal assault of a 61-year-old man turned himself in, they announced they had the last suspect in custody.
At 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, the Stevens Point Police Department said a 19-year-old Wausau-area man was in custody and thanked the public for its help in locating the four suspects. At 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, the third of four suspects, a 19-year-old Rothschild-area man, turned himself into the Wausau Police Department, according to a news release. A 20-year-old Wausau-area man turned himself in in connection with the same case Tuesday.
At 11:45 p.m. Friday, a caller reported a man who had been assaulted, lying on the ground at city parking lot 16 in the 1100 block of Center Point Drive, according to the Stevens Point Police Department. The Portage County Ambulance transported the victim, Donald G. Mitchell Jr., of the Stevens Point area, to Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital. A helicopter later took Mitchell to Aspirus Wausau Hospital because of the extent of his injuries.
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At 3:08 p.m. Saturday, the Stevens Point Police Department learned Mitchell had died from the injuries he had received during the assault, according to police.
At about 9:31 p.m. Saturday, police arrested the first suspect, an 18-year-old Wausau man on suspicion of substantial battery, which was upgraded on Monday to suspicion of recklessly endangering safety.
As of noon Wednesday, none of the four men had been charged with the assault. The Stevens Point Journal has stopped reporting the names of the suspects once they had been taken into custody until they are officially charged.
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This article originally appeared on Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune: Stevens Point Police arrest four suspects in connection with fatal assault
