Devante Kersey. Photo provided by Windsor police.Devante Kersey. Photo provided by Windsor police.
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Windsor police seek suspect in Glengarry stabbing

Windsor police have issued a warrant for a man in connection with a stabbing in the downtown core this past weekend.

Officers were called shortly after midnight on Sunday morning to the Glengarry area and found out that an argument among several people had blown up into a physical fight.

Police learned that the suspect hit the victim, stabbed them multiple times, and then threatened to kill them before fleeing.

The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators with the Major Crimes Unit have since identified the suspect as 30-year-old Devante Kersey.

He is facing charges of assault, assault causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon, uttering death threats, and failure to comply with release and probation orders.

Kersey is described as a light-skinned Black male, 6’, with a large build and long, dark hair. He was wearing a black jacket, red and black pants with a white emblem on the left leg, white and black Nike Griffey Jr. sneakers, and eyeglasses.

Anyone with information on Kersey's whereabouts should call the Windsor police's Major Crimes Unit at (519) 255-6700, ext. 4830. Anonymous tips may be submitted to Crime Stoppers at (519) 258-TIPS (8477).

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