Nantucket Police Investigate Rare Violent Crime Altercation

Assault Area Victim Massachusetts in area victim, Massachusetts: On June 23, 2026, at 10:23 a.m., a stabbing occurred near South Beach on Nantucket following a verbal and physical altercation between the driver of a Myles Reis garbage truck and the driver of a Sayles Seafood delivery truck that had parked in the area. The victim survived the assault and was airlifted to an off-island hospital for treatment, where he appears to be recovering. Downer, a 39-year-old from Portland, Jamaica, who was operating the Sayles Seafood truck, has been charged in connection with the stabbing.