Marcus Ruiz, 20, of Toledo, turned himself in to Bowling Green Police Division on Wednesday (March 19) after a warrant was issued for his arrest for allegedly stabbing a male outside a downtown bar on Sunday (March 16) around 1:22 a.m.
Ruiz was charged with felonious assault and taken to Wood County Jail, according to BGPD Lt. Adam Skaff.
A Bowling Green Police officer was patrolling downtown Sunday morning when a group of people waved him down in front of a bar in the 200 block of North Main Street. The officer found a man stabbed in the chest, with blood from his chest to his feet.
The officer tore open the victim’s shirt to identify where pressure should be applied. He found a large puncture wound with heavy bleeding.
Bowling Green Fire Division transported the man to Wood County Hospital, where he was treated for the serious wound. The victim in the assault was scheduled to be released from the hospital on Wednesday.
Downtown camera footage reportedly showed the victim and Ruiz exit the bar and begin exchanging punches. Soon after, the victim was shown clenching his chest, and approaching bar staff trying to get help.
