US man charged with assault in connection with stabbing over cellphone

Salgado is accused of stabbing a man during a dispute over a missing cellphone on Oct 7, according to a Wapato police probable cause affidavit. — Photo by Selwyn van Haaren on Unsplash

Yakima County prosecutors have charged a 68-year-old Wapato man with first-degree assault in connection with a stabbing.

Salvador Salgado is accused of stabbing a man during a dispute over a missing cellphone on Oct 7, according to a Wapato police probable cause affidavit. The charge includes a deadly-weapons enhancement that would add an additional two years to any sentence if he’s found guilty.