SPOKANE, Wash. — The suspect charged in connection to a fatal downtown stabbing in early October made his first court appearance
Garry Norman, 36, was wanted for second-degree murder in connection to the stabbing death of Anthony Vornhender on Friday, Oct. 2, according to Spokane Police Sgt. Terry Preuninger.
According to Spokane Police Sgt. Teresa Fuller, Norman was taken into custody near Sprague Avenue and Jefferson Street shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Norman was originally refusing to make his court appearance but eventually showed up. His bond was set at $1 million.
Vornhender was found bleeding on the sidewalk in the area of Main Avenue and Division Street, police said. He was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center where he later died from his injuries.
According to court documents, an autopsy found Vornhender died from multiple stab wounds.
Video footage from a nearby bar showed the victim running north on the east side of North Division Street, court documents say. The victim then went west on Main Avenue, the documents say.
The original crime scene was never located, according to documents.
It is unknown at this time what led up to the stabbing.