Early Sunday morning (7/27/14) at approximately 1:45 AM, the Sullivan County Sheriff�s Office responded to a fight in progress at the Table and Tap Restaurant in the Kauneonga Lake section of the Town of Bethel. When deputies arrived at the location they found a large crowd on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant. While investigating the disturbance, Sheriff�s dispatch received a report of a stabbing victim being brought to Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris. Deputies quickly determined that the victim had been injured during the melee at the restaurant.

By Sunday evening a suspect was in the custody and the weapon was recovered. Deputies have charged Arton Gashi, 25, of Smallwood with Felony Assault, Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and driving with a suspended license. Gashi also had an outstanding warrant in the Town of Bethel for failing to appear on a vehicle and traffic charge. The suspect was arraigned before Town of Thompson Judge Marty Miller and sent to the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.

Undersheriff Eric Chaboty wants the public to know that, �Kauneonga Lake is a safe area with nice restaurants that cater to the whole family�. This unfortunate incident appears to be a dispute between two men who are known to each other�. The victim was treated and released from the hospital. Deputies where assisted at the scene by State Troopers.

(YWN Sullivan County newsroom)