The 37-year-old suspect in a stabbing last month has been apprehended.
The Juneau Police Department received a tip Thursday morning that Joshua Levi Brown was at a residence in the 6500 block of Glacier Highway and arrested him without incident at about 11:50 a.m., said Lt. Kris Sell.
Brown has been charged with first-degree assault in connection with the April 22 assault that critically injured Monte Nix, 24, at a beach party out Thane Road; he is being held on $20,000 bail at Lemon Creek Correctional Center.
JPD had issued a $20,000 arrest warrant for Brown, also known as Charlie Hustle or Charlie Brown, and officers had been attempting to locate him since the stabbing without success, a department spokesperson said on April 28. The department issued a be-on-the-lookout for Brown, with his description, known aliases and several photos, asking for help in tracking him down and warning the public that he was being considered extremely dangerous.
JPD had received a 911 call at about 11:15 p.m. April 22 reporting the stabbing, which happened near parked vehicles and the roadway, in an area above the beach where the party-goers had a bonfire.
Nix told the Empire that he was drinking heavily and does not remember what happened most of that night.
A video taken during the party that reportedly showed part of the altercation, as well as Nix subsequently lying on the ground covered in blood, circulated via social media. The video was quickly taken down.
Nix was taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital, where he underwent surgery and was stabilized before being flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. A second surgery was performed there, with Nix losing his spleen and part of his pancreas.
According to an update posted by his father, Al Nix, in the last few days he has been battling an infection from his pancreas and might need more surgery.
There are several fundraisers being put together for Nix, including a GoFundMe page that already has raised $6,000. There will be an Indian taco/spaghetti brunch and garage sale event from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, May 6, at Gruening Park Rec Hall.
Contact reporter Liz Kellar at 523-2246 or liz.kellar@juneauempire.com.
