Man charged in fatal stabbing of retired Oshkosh police captain

Updated: 6:31 p.m. on Feb. 6, 2020

OSHKOSH, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Prosecutors have charged a 28-year-old man in the fatal stabbing of a retired Oshkosh police captain.

Ian Suzuki of Oshkosh was charged Thursday with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of 67-year-old Jay Puestohl. 

Puestohl was stabbed with a knife Sunday afternoon and died later at a hospital.

According to the complaint, a police officer arrived at the home and found Suzuki standing next to a couch where Puestohl was lying about a foot away.

Suzuki began saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" as other officers arrived.

Cash bond for Suzuki was set at $500,000.

Puestohl retired from the department in 2008 after 32 years of service.
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Posted: 2:50 p.m. on Feb. 4, 2020

OSHKOSH, Wis. (CBS 58/AP) -- A 67-year-old man has died and a 28-year-old man was arrested after a stabbing inside a home in Oshkosh.

Oshkosh police say they were called to a report of a disturbance with a weapon on Sunday evening, and learned that someone had been stabbed.

They arrived to find the victim, identified as retired Oshkosh Police Department Captain Jay Puestohl, stabbed with a knife. Puestohl died at a hospital. The 28-year-old suspect was arrested for first-degree intentional homicide.

A 63-year-old woman suffered minor injuries. Police say all three people know each other, but they didn't say how or if they are related. 

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