Police Chief addresses stabbing

Ashland Police Chief Martin Fanning spoke on a recent stabbing that took place in Ashland during last Wednesday’s meeting of the village board. 

Fanning said the alleged perpetrator had multiple recent arrests but could never be kept in jail. He said the perpetrator was released after each arrest because he did not meet the criteria for detainment under the SAFE-T Act. He said police are doing what they can, but policing is made much harder by the new detainment criteria.