Topeka man arrested following stabbing and officer assist

Posted: December 22, 2018 - 9:52 a.m.
Updated: December 23, 2018 - 5:40 p.m.

Shawnee Police are investigating a stabbing which occurred in northeastern Shawnee early Saturday morning.

Major Sam Larson says officers were called to the 4900 block of Nieman Road around 12:15 a.m.

"A male was reported to have been stabbed in the face, and the caller gave a suspect description who had fled the scene," Maj. Larson said in the release.

Recorded radio traffic indicated that the victim, only identified as a 24-year-old man, was stabbed with a kitchen knife, which remained "lodged" in his face just below his left eye.

Maj. Larson says an officer responding to the call spotted a man matching the suspect description and stopped to contact that person.

"The unarmed suspect immediately attacked the officer and a struggle ensued," Maj. Larson said. "During the struggle, the officer was able to break free and deploy his Taser on the suspect."

Police say both the stabbing victim and the officer were transported to area hospitals.

Johnson County Med-Act Public Information Officer Alyson Angell says the stabbing victim was transported to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

"The stabbing victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition but with non-life threatening injuries," Maj. Larson said.

Cameron Dyshawn Leslie, 21, of Topeka, Kansas
Johnson County Sheriff's Office booking photo

The officer who was involved in the struggle with the suspect was checked out and released from a different area hospital.

The suspect, 21-year-old Cameron Dyshaun Leslie, of Topeka, Kansas is being held on $1,000,000 bond and facing charges of attempted first-degree murder and battery on a law enforcement officer.

As of Sunday evening, Leslie remains in the custody of the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.

The Shawnee Police Department's Investigations Bureau continues to investigate the incident.

Police have not said how the suspect and victim may know each other.

No other details have been released.

The suspect remains innocent until proven guilty in court.

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