BEDFORD — A Bedford man faces severe felony charges, including attempted murder, after allegedly stabbing an acquaintance multiple times during an unprovoked attack inside a local residence on Sunday, Sept. 27, setting off a sequence of events that ended with both men hospitalized in Indianapolis.
William Edmund Melvin II, 65, of Bedford, was charged on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, by the Bedford Police Department. He faces preliminary charges of:
- Attempted Murder — Level 1 Felony
- Aggravated Battery — Level 3 Felony
- Battery with a Deadly Weapon — Level 5 Felony
Bloody Scene at 17th and G Streets
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Bedford Police Detective Major Kye Louden, officers were dispatched at approximately 5:56 p.m. on September 27 to the intersection of 17th and G Streets. Upon arrival, Sergeant Nick Crulo found a group of bystanders rendering aid to an elderly man who was covered in blood with multiple severe stab wounds.
First responders observed deep lacerations on the upper left side of the man’s back, near his ear and head, and a critical wound near his right collarbone that caused heavy arterial bleeding. Due to the severity of his injuries, he was transported to IU Health Bedford before being airlifted by helicopter to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for emergency surgery.
A male bystander who stopped to assist reported that he had been driving down G Street when he saw Melvin, who uses a walker, actively chasing a bleeding man down the street. The bystander intervened, causing Melvin to abandon the pursuit and flee northwest toward 16th and H Streets.
Suspect Located with Self-Inflicted Knife Wound
Shortly after the initial dispatch, Officer Ratcliff located Melvin walking through a lot near 1615 H Street. As the officer approached, Melvin knelt on the ground. When instructed to raise his hands, officers observed a 9-inch fixed-blade hunting knife protruding directly from Melvin’s lower abdomen…