Bedford man stabs victim three times, faces aggravated battery charges

A man was transported to Bloomington Hospital after he was stabbed three times in an incident early Sunday morning at the 300 block of East 18th Street.\nPolice arrested a Bedford man after identifying him as the suspect in the stabbing. Justin A. Blackburn, 26, faces preliminary charges of aggravated battery after he stabbed the man. \nOfficers were able to identify Blackburn from witnesses at the fight. Blackburn told several of the witnesses he was “Justin Black” and lived in a town south of Bloomington, Canada said. Witnesses also accurately described Blackburn and his car.\nBlackburn was reportedly involved in another fight when he hit against the victim’s car. The man and Blackburn began fighting, at which point Blackburn stabbed Lewis, police said.