Nantucket Stabbing Near Ferry Terminal Hospitalizes 1 as Police Detain Suspect

Q: What feud between two local truck drivers erupted into a violent public stabbing on a busy Nantucket street?

The stabbing appears to have grown out of a street confrontation between two local commercial drivers — one driving a Myles Reis garbage truck and the other a Sayles Seafood delivery truck. Witnesses told local outlet the Current that the men were involved in a verbal dispute that turned physical, with punches exchanged, before one of them allegedly pulled a knife. Police said the incident was reported at 10:23 a.m. Tuesday on South Beach Street between Broad and Oak streets, in the alley behind The Juice Bar and The Rose & Crown. What sparked the feud has not been publicly established. Authorities have only confirmed that a suspect was detained and that the case remains under active investigation. The victim was treated at the scene, described by witnesses as alert and conscious, and then taken to Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Staff from nearby businesses, including Stubby’s, reportedly tried to help stop the bleeding after the injured person ran toward The Strip. So, the known dispute was between a Myles Reis garbage truck driver and a Sayles Seafood delivery truck driver, but the underlying cause of their feud remains unclear.

3 articles · Updated · Boston.com · Jun 23

One person was taken to Nantucket Cottage Hospital after a stabbing reported shortly before 10:30 a.m. on South Beach Street near the Steamship Authority ferry terminal.
Witnesses told local media the violence followed a verbal argument between the drivers of a garbage truck and a seafood delivery truck parked in the busy downtown area.
Nantucket police said the victim was conscious and alert while speaking with first responders, and officers detained another person in connection with the stabbing.
The incident unfolded in a heavily trafficked part of the island, with authorities still withholding the detained person's identity and the victim's condition.