3 weeks later, police arrest 2 men in Southeast Boise stabbing
Three weeks after a stabbing in Southeast Boise, police have arrested two men and charged them with felonies in connection with the attack.
George Bush, 18, of Boise, and Sam Sessou-Djokoto, 18, of Kuna, each face a felony charge of aggravated battery with use of a deadly weapon, according to a news release from Boise Police Department.
Police said Sessou-Djokoto was arrested on an unrelated charge an was already in custody when he was charged on Nov. 15 in relation to the stabbing. Ada County Jail records show Sessou-Djokoto is also charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, as well as a misdemeanor charge for failing to appear in court. Bush was arrested Friday.
Last month, police responded to a local hospital shortly after midnight, where two men were being treated for non-life threatening stab wounds. The men were reportedly injured just before midnight on Oct. 26 in the 2100 block of Illinois Avenue in Southeast Boise. When officers arrived at the scene of the stabbing, they were unable to find the suspect.
Both victims were treated at the hospital and released, police said Monday.
Boise police sought public help to ID stabbing suspect
In October, Boise Police Department solicited the public’s help to find what they believed at the time was a single suspect in the stabbing.
According to police, the suspect did not know the two victims. The suspect described as a black man who was wearing jeans, a gray hooded sweatshirt and a red bandanna tied around his neck at the time of the altercation.
They released a photo of the victim along with the news release on Oct. 27.
This story was originally published October 27, 2019 at 10:57 AM.
