St. Albans man charged with attempted murder after stabbing

ST. ALBANY — 37-year-old St. An St. Albans man was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder following a stabbing on Nov. 24.

St. At approximately 11:48 a.m., St. Albans Police Department officers responded to a call on Ranimer Place, where they found a male victim with a stab wound to the chest.

Its name is St. The victim, identified as Jason McWilliams, 30, of St. Albans, was evaluated at the scene before being transported by AmCare EMS to Northwest Medical Center.

He was later transferred to UVM Medical Center, where he remained in serious but stable condition.

Suspect Justin Lee Reynolds was located shortly after the incident and taken into custody without incident.

Reynolds has an extensive criminal history, including five felony convictions, nine misdemeanor convictions, one assault conviction, assault on a police officer and three probation or parole violations.

Following consultation with the Franklin County State’s Attorney’s Office, Reynolds was held at Northwest State Prison without bail pending trial.