One man has been arrested after an apparent stabbing in Rock Springs. On Sunday, at around 2:07 a.m., officers of the Rock Springs Police Department were patrolling in the area of N Street when they came upon a group of people congregating in the area. The crowd moved to the area of Channel Street when a fight broke out. As police moved in to break up the fight they found a man with a stab wound to his neck. 35 year old Hector Valenzuela-Solorzano of Rock Springs was arrested after police found he had used a weapon to stab the victim.
During the arrest of Valenzuela-Solorzano he reportedly struck a police officer in the face with a fist and stabbed the officer in the arm. The weapon used in the assault was recovered. The injuries received by the victim and police officer were minor in nature and did not require hospitalization. Hector Valenzuela-Solorzano was arrested for Aggravated Assault, and Interference with Police. Both charges are felonies with a maximum sentence of ten years in the penitentiary on each offense. Hector Valenzuela-Solorzano was taken to the Sweetwater County Detention Facility.
During the arrest of Valenzuela-Solorzano he reportedly struck a police officer in the face with a fist and stabbed the officer in the arm. The weapon used in the assault was recovered. The injuries received by the victim and police officer were minor in nature and did not require hospitalization. Hector Valenzuela-Solorzano was arrested for Aggravated Assault, and Interference with Police. Both charges are felonies with a maximum sentence of ten years in the penitentiary on each offense. Hector Valenzuela-Solorzano was taken to the Sweetwater County Detention Facility.
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