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Sarasota News Leader November 8, 2013 Page 85 FIGHT OVER FISHING SPOT ENDS WITH ONE VICTIM, ONE ARREST The Sarasota Police Department has charged a 58-year-old Sarasota man with Aggravated Battery following a stabbing over a fishing location, the department has announced. About 9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, Sarasota Police Department officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Siesta Drive in reference to a stabbing, a news release says. When officers arrived, a man was lying at the base of the bridge master's building, located in the middle of the north Siesta bridge, the report says. The victim told officers he had an argument with another man about where the victim had parked his vehicle while he was fishing. The argument turned into a fight, with both the suspect and the victim hitting each other, the report adds. David Christner/Contributed photo The suspect grabbed an "ice pick" type of weapon and stabbed the victim twice, the report continues. The victim was taken to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, via the Bayflight helicopter, for treatment of his injuries, the report notes. One stab wound was on the right side of the victim's body, while the other was on the victim's back, according to the report. The victim was able to get the attention of the bridge master, asking him to call for help, before the victim collapsed to the road, the report adds. The wounds necessitated the victim's receiving a blood transfusion and immediate surgery, it notes. The victim was able to give officers a description of the suspect's vehicle. Two officers arrested David Christner of 2822 Olympic St., Sarasota, and charged him with a felony count of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon. The bridge master's building is visible (left) as the north Siesta bridge opens for boat traffic. File photo