At approximate 2:56 p.m. on Monday, July 28, Holbrook police officers responded to a reported stabbing incident in the alleyway behind Speedway, located at 410 W. Hopi Drive. According to the report, Kronen Bedonie, 32, was sitting in the alley and was reportedly extremely intoxicated when Brian Bedonie, 39, approached him and became upset for an unknown reason. A witness then reportedly saw Brian take out a machete and cut Kronen across the back of his bicep and his neck. The report stated that the neck wound was superficial but that Kronen’s arm was bleeding profusely. Kronen was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Brian was located a short time later at Safeway, located at 702 W. Hopi Drive. He was arrested in the store and a machete with wet blood on it was found in his backpack. Brian Bedonie was arrested for aggravated assault and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and booked into the Navajo County Jail. It was also noted by law enforcement that Brian is a suspect in a recent rash of other stabbings in the area.
