Man Arraigned In Buffalo City Court for Stabbing Three Employees At Buffalo Psychiatric Center

Calvin Haskins

Calvin Haskins, 34, of Buffalo was arraigned before Buffalo City Court Judge Rebecca Town on three counts of Assault in the First Degree (class “B” violent felonies) and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree (class “A” misdemeanor).

It is alleged that on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at approximately 9:05 a.m., the defendant stabbed three staff members with a knife, injuring two of them critically.

Haskins is scheduled to return before Buffalo City Court Judge Rebecca Town on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. for further proceedings. He was remanded pending the results of a forensic examination.

If convicted of the highest charge, Haskins faces a maximum sentence of 75 years in prison.

As are all persons accused of a crime, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.