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UPDATE: Landlord charged in stabbing of former tenant

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LANSING, Mich. — A man who stabbed another man in Lansing on April 1 was arraigned on Tuesday.

Robert Steven Bassila, 67, from Lansing, was charged on one count of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, which is a Felonious Assault.

The Lansing Police Department says the stabbing happened at an apartment in the 600 block of East Jolly Road around 8:40 p.m. Monday.

The victim's injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.

Police are telling FOX 47 that it resulted from an issue between a landlord and a tenant.

The two allegedly got into a verbal argument that got physical, leading to the landlord, Bassila, stabbing the victim, who was a former tenant.

The stabbing is under investigation.

The next court appearance for Bassila is April 11 at 1:30 in the afternoon.

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