A jury issues a split verdict against a Carlisle man arrested for stabbing two men in State College.
Brandon Frick, 22, was convicted Thursday on simple assault and reckless endangerment charges according to a news release from the Centre County District Attorney’s office. He was acquitted on three other more serious charges, including aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and possession of an instrument of crime.
The stabbing happened Saturday, April 12, over Blue and White Weekend. According to police the two victims were staying with a friend at an apartment building on East Foster Avenue.
The victims were later separated from their friend at a party and returned to the apartment. They were reportedly met at the door by Frick and several other men who screamed at them and told them to leave. After unsuccessfully trying to call the friend who lives there, the men again knocked on the door and were allegedly greeted by Frick and others brandishing knives.
The victims were attempting to flee when Frick reportedly shoved them down the stairs and stabbed one of them in the back. That man was flown to Altoona Regional Hospital for treatment. The second victim was treated at Mount Nittany Medical Center for a minor stab wound to his shoulder.
Prosecutors say Frick hid the knife in a box of cereal and initially lied to police about the stabbing.
“We are pleased with the outcome and thank the jury for their service,” Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller says in the release.
Frick faces up to two years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines on the simple assault charge. The reckless endangerment charge carries the same penalty. Frick’s sentencing is scheduled for March 5.
