RAPID CITY, S.D. – Two Rapid City men are in custody following a late-night stabbing that left one person seriously injured on Aug. 6.

At around 11:25 p.m., Rapid City police officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Mount Rushmore Road for a report of an individual who had just been stabbed. Upon arrival, police located the injured party and began gathering information about the incident. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

Police learned the stabbing occurred in the 500 block of Mount Rushmore Road after several parties had gotten into a verbal disturbance. Officers obtained a witness description of two males involved in the incident.

An officer located two males matching the suspect description walking in the alleyway north of the 900 block of Main Street in Rapid City. They were detained and identified as 21-year-old Jacorey Vega and 22-year-old Ross Cloud Man Jr., both of Rapid City.

Witnesses positively identified Vega and Cloud Man as the suspects involved in the stabbing.

Cloud Man was placed under arrest for “Aggravated Assault,” and Vega was placed under arrest for “Accessory to Aggravated Assault.” Both were transported to the Pennington County Jail.