Man faces charges after stabbing at Marion apartment complex

MARION - A Cedar Rapids man is facing multiple charges after police said he stabbed two people at a Marion apartment complex and hit another person with a piece of furniture.

Marion Police said they were called about 1:40 a.m. Saturday to 1481 Grand Ave., Apt. 5. When officers arrived on the scene, they said they found Mariah Lang, 21, of Cedar Rapids and Edwin Vassar, 48, of Marion, with cuts to their face and arms, which they said were stab wounds. Police said they found Antoinette Vassar, 53, of Marion, in a nearby apartment, where she said she had run for help. Vassar said she had been hit over the head with a chair.

According to a news release, Lang was taken by air ambulance to Mercy Medical Center, where she was treated and released.

Police said the suspect, Matthew L. Robinson, 38, of Cedar Rapids, was found after being admitted to Mercy Medical Center with a serious stab wound to the abdomen. Police said they weren't sure who had brought Robinson to the hospital.

Police said upon his release from the hospital, Robinson will face a charge of domestic assault with a weapon and two charges of assault with a dangerous weapon.