Stabbing victim released from hospital

COEUR d'ALENE — The 19-year-old Coeur d'Alene man who told deputies he was stabbed in the chest by his friend during an alcohol-fueled argument on a forest road near Fernan Saddle on Sunday was released from Kootenai Health on Tuesday.

Blake E. Minier told deputies he was stabbed by Austin D. Shultz, 22, Post Falls, who was found walking on a nearby forest road and arrested for aggravated battery.

Shultz remained in custody at the Kootenai County jail on Wednesday on $10,000 bond. He will have a preliminary hearing in the next 14 days.