Man Stabbed in Likely Drug Dispute

While wrestling with a Town of Brookfield man over drugs, a West Allis man was stabbed in the arm with a pocket knife, police say.

"We don't know if he was stabbed or if he accidentally stabbed himself," Brookfield Police Capt. Jim Adlam said. "We're still looking into it."

A woman called police at 12:48 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of North Corporate Drive. She said two men were wrestling on the ground before one fled in a car. The other told her he had been stabbed and showed her a knife, police reports say.

The alleged victim — a 29-year-old West Allis man — ran off on foot and knocked on a nearby Follett Drive home, saying he was bleeding and asking to come inside. That homeowner refused. He was eventually found by police in a nearby field. He had a small stab mark on his arm and was bleeding.

Police went to the alleged suspect's Town of Brookfield home and that man, 21, denied any stabbing.

Officers were still considering whether to charge both men with municipal citations for disorderly conduct or refer them to the Waukesha County District Attorney's office for more serious charges. The two men may have been arguing about drugs including oxycodone, police said.