LABELLE — On April 11,  Hendry County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stabbing in the LaBelle Nature Park area.

A city worker/victim reported to deputies that while working in the Nature Park trimming the trails, he came up on a subject. As the city worker approached the man, he asked the subject what he was doing. The victim reported that the subject was standing in front of him and had concealed his hand behind his lower back. It was at this time the subject made an upward slashing movement at the victim. The victim was able to block the knife attack but did receive an approximate 3” laceration to his arm. He was treated at the scene by EMS.

It was reported that the subject ran toward the Captain Hendry House. The victim described the subject as a white male, approximately 5’10” wearing dark blue shorts, dark colored shoes and no shirt, a full scraggly beard and dirty in appearance.

Road Patrol deputies responded to the area, setting up a perimeter and saturating the neighborhood with patrol. 

Hendry County Sheriff’s Office K9 units did respond to the scene as well to assist with tracking the subject.

In an abundance of caution Upthegrove Elementary School was placed on a precautionary lockdown.