Fall River Man Charged After Alleged Knife Chase of Juveniles at Kennedy Park

Overview

• Police, which responded Tuesday around 8 p.m., arrested 38-year-old Chanthu Yee near the pavilion at Kennedy Park after reports that he threatened and chased a group of juveniles with a pocketknife.
• Two juveniles suffered minor lacerations while trying to disarm the suspect and were taken to a local hospital for evaluation with injuries that were not considered life threatening.
• Officers recovered a pocketknife near the pavilion and officers said Yee was also injured, was treated at a hospital, and was then booked at the Fall River Police Department.
• Court records show Yee is charged with eight felonies, including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a dangerous weapon, and he was scheduled for arraignment in Fall River District Court.
• Police credited the juveniles’ actions with preventing more serious harm, and the case now moves into the local court process with further public updates likely to focus on arraignment, bail decisions, and formal prosecution; no attorney for Yee was identified in initial reports.