Police: Man who said he was stabbed at downtown eatery inflicted wound, himself

Jeanamos D. Verneus (Rochester Police photo)

ROCHESTER - A more than monthlong probe into a stabbing inside a Rochester restaurant has resulted in the arrest of a city man police say actually stabbed himself before filing a false report to law enforcement regarding the incident.

The initial report of the stabbing occurred on Jan. 15 around 10:30 p.m. when police say they were called to the Revolution Taproom & Grill at 61 North Main St. for a report of a male subject who had been stabbed in the men's room.

The male victim had texted family members after the stabbing to state he had been stabbed and to call 911, so initially the staff of the restaurant had no knowledge of the incident, police said in a press release sent today.

When officers arrived they saw the male subject had been stabbed in the upper part of his left leg. The victim was taken to Frisbie Memorial Hospital with nonlife threatening injuries.

Rochester Police then launched a second-degree assault investigation, which included numerous interviews and monitoring of surveillance video. The probe ultimately led police to conclude the victim of the stabbing inflicted the wound, himself, then made a false report to police.

An arrest warrant for making the alleged false report - a Class A misdemeanor - was issued against Jeanamos D. Verneus, 27, of Rochester, on Tuesday. Verneus turned himself in to police on Friday and was released on personal recognizance bail pending an arraignment next month.