JASON CLARK

Niagara Falls police apprehended a suspect in the Sunday afternoon stabbing at Big Lots on South Transit Road.

According to police reports, officers were chasing Big Lots suspect Jason Clark in connection to another assault Tuesday night when a 23-year-old woman grabbed for one of the officer's guns. It fired, grazing another woman in the leg who was inside the Orleans Avenue home at the time. She was taken to the hospital and released a short time later.

The 23-year-old Brittany Blenker was charged with first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and obstructing governmental administration. She was also wanted for outstanding warrants for aggravated harassment, according to Niagara Falls police

Clark, 39, of New York Street in Lockport, was charged with assault.

Both Blenker and Clark were arraigned in court this morning.

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