Suspect arrested after reported C-A-L Ranch stabbing

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) – An employee at C-A-L Ranch was reportedly stabbed Friday afternoon in Blackfoot after confronting a man who had left the store with unpaid merchandise. 

When two employees attempted to stop the man outside the store, one employee was stabbed in the right bicep with a small knife, according to a Blackfoot Police Department news release. 

The suspect immediately fled the area on foot, and was located by Blackfoot Police. The suspect, Alphonso E. Chacon, initially ran from the police, but was quickly taken into custody and placed in the Bingham County Jail. 

Chacon faces charges for "aggravated assault, aggravated battery, burglary, and resisting and obstructing officers," police say.

The employee received treatment for the non-life-threatening injuries.

All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty.