Arrest made in Joseph Avenue stabbing

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Police have announced an arrest for a deadly assault on Joseph Avenue that happened earlier this week.

Police say Justin Porter, 32, is responsible for the stabbing that killed Brandon Wyand, 31, on Tuesday at the corner of Joseph Avenue and Seabrook Street. They say Wyand was taken to the hospital for stab wounds to the upper body and died there.

Investigators believe Porter dropped narcotics meant to be sold along Avenue D. They think Wyand found the lost drugs and was tracked down by Porter before being stabbed.

The RPD’s Tactical Unit located Porter on Friday and took him into custody without incident. The department’s SWAT team executed a search warrant at a drug house on Avenue D and recovered narcotics packaged for sale, police said.

Porter was due to be arraigned Saturday morning on murder charges.