Published March 11, 2020
BLAS ANTONIO CELAYA-PADILLA, 34, was arrested connection with a stabbing at an Audubon Road business yesterday.
WAKEFIELD — A 34-year-old Chelsea man was arrested yesterday morning on an assault with intent to murder charge following a stabbing at a workplace on Audubon Road.
A man identified in the arrest report as Blas Antonio Celaya-Padilla was taken into custody after a chase through a marshy area of Reedy Meadow. He initially gave a false identity to police and has been identified in other news releases as Elvin Gutierrez. The suspect was charged with assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (a knife) and furnishing false ID information to police.
At 8:25 a.m., Wakefield Police were dispatched to Produce Connection, 96 Audubon Rd., for a report of an employee who had been stabbed. Upon arrival, officers provided aid to the victim and initiated an on-scene investigation through which they determined the victim was stabbed during an argument and altercation with a co-worker, later identified as the suspect.
The suspect fled on foot into a marshy area at the end of Audubon Road, where he was subsequently located by Wakefield Police and a Massachusetts State Police K-9. He was taken into custody from deep within the marsh without incident.
The victim was treated by emergency medical personnel from the Wakefield Fire Department and Cataldo Ambulance and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. According to reports, he sustained three stab wounds, none of which appeared to be life threatening.
Wakefield Police are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the stabbing.
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Police responded to Preston Street at about 11:30 yesterday morning after a caller reported a crash involving three cars. According to police, a 2010 Dodge Caravan driven by a Wakefield woman was traveling on Preston Street when she crashed into a parked 2016 Honda Civic, which was then pushed into a parked 1999 GMC Yukon. There were no injuries.
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At about 4:45 p.m. yesterday, a Greenwood Street man reported two fraudulent charges of $37 each on his credit card.
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Just after 5 p.m. yesterday, a business in the Junction reported a theft. The suspected reportedly left on foot and headed south on Main Street. Police were eventually able to identify a suspect, but no further information was available at press time.
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A 28-year-old North Andover man will be summonsed to court for driving on a suspended license after police stopped the 2015 Toyota Corolla on Lowell Street about 6:30 p.m. yesterday. Police initially stopped the car for having window tint darker than allowed by law.
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The Fire Department responded to 17 calls yesterday, of which 14 were for medical aid.
• At around noon, the Fire Department went to a Pleasant Street home after the resident reported an odor of gas. Firefighters and the Municipal Gas & Light Department traced the problem to a stove valve.
• At about 12:20 p.m., firefighters went to a Hart Street home after a resident reported a grease fire in the oven. The fire did not extend beyond the oven.
