Green Bay, WI – A 47-year-old Wisconsin man has been charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide after allegedly stabbing another man inside a Green Bay bar on Halloween night, claiming the victim was “sleeping with his wife” and was “lucky that he didn’t kill him,” according to police.
The Incident: Bar Fight Turns into Violent Stabbing
The Green Bay Police Department responded to a reported stabbing at the Hammer Inn bar located in the 1200 block of State Street around 8:45 p.m. on October 31. Witnesses told officers that the victim had been attacked inside the bar before fleeing outside, with the suspect following close behind.
Upon arrival, first responders found the victim outside the establishment bleeding heavily from multiple stab wounds to the chest and a deep laceration to his head. Paramedics provided immediate medical care and transported the man to St. Vincent Hospital, where he was later able to give a statement to investigators.
“Robert Goodletson began yelling at me across the bar,” the victim told officers. “I walked over to Goodletson and he grabbed on to me. I do not remember how I got away, but I walked outside and was told I was bleeding.”…