Man held after 2 stabbed at Clark U.

Pair badly hurt in fight at gym

A man accused of stabbing two people during a pickup basketball game at Clark University was arraigned in Worcester District Court on Wednesday and ordered held pending a dangerousness hearing set for next week, authorities said.

Knowledge Bethea, 18, of Worcester, pleaded not guilty to two counts of armed assault to murder and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, according to Lindsay A. Corcoran, a spokeswoman for Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.

The dangerousness hearing is scheduled for April 25.

Bethea allegedly stabbed a 17-year-old boy and 23-year-old man Tuesday after a fight broke out during a pickup game at the Clark University gym, police said.

Police were dispatched to the gym shortly before 6:30 p.m. and located the two victims, who were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, police said. Bethea was arrested at the scene.

Police said the people involved in the fight were not Clark students.

University officials said the Kneller Athletic Complex reopened at 7 a.m. Wednesday and that there was “no ongoing threat” on campus.

“We are grateful for the swift response from our Clark University and Worcester police departments,” university officials said in a statement.

“At this point, the police have confirmed that the situation last evening began when a fight broke out on the basketball court, involving a group of individuals not affiliated with Clark University. Two of those individuals sustained knife injuries and were transported to an area hospital. Initially, there were reports of multiple suspects, however police have now confirmed that there was only one suspect. That individual was apprehended at the scene and is now in custody. There is no ongoing threat.”