Blackfoot man arrested in stabbing of C-A-L Ranch employee

BLACKFOOT — A local man is accused of stabbing a C-A-L Ranch employee who tried to stop him from leaving the Blackfoot store with unpaid merchandise Friday afternoon, according to the Blackfoot Police Department.Officers responded around 1:51 p.m. Friday to a reported altercation at the store at 250 N. Meridian St., police said. While officers were on their way, emergency dispatchers reported that an employee had been stabbed and the suspect had fled on foot.Officers found a man matching the suspect’s description in the area. He ran when officers tried to stop him but was taken into custody a short time later, police said. He was identified as Alphonso E. Chacon, 35, of Blackfoot.Blackfoot police and detectives with the Bingham Joint Investigation Unit interviewed the victim and witnesses.

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