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Police had a man now suspected in a series of violent Exchange District attacks in custody two weeks ago after he flagged down officers and told them he’d stabbed two people in the area.

But Jesse Nedohin, 21, was released the next day, and now stands accused of stabbing five people in the days after being freed on bail, court records show.

Winnipeg police rearrested Nedohin on Monday and have charged him with several counts of aggravated assault, robbery and possession of a weapon.

Police allege he was behind a string of random, unprovoked attacks between Jan. 13 and 30 that left six separate men between the ages of 20 and 68 injured and people in the area rattled.

Nedohin lives in a suite at the Salvation Army on Henry Street near the northeastern border of The Exchange. He is also accused of breaching conditions of bail and probation orders.

Court audio transcripts reviewed by the Free Press Wednesday show Nedohin was arrested on King Street on the night of Jan. 15 after he waved down passing officers on patrol.

"He tells the officers that he had just stabbed a man outside the Manwin Hotel," the Crown told provincial court Judge Alain Huberdeau at a Jan. 16 bail hearing. There was no publication ban.

Nedohin then disclosed stabbing another person near the old Public Safety Building a few days earlier, court heard.

Police searched him and found a paring knife concealed in his jacket, prosecutors alleged. They also worked to try and corroborate his story, the Crown said.

They did find a man who had received superficial facial wounds during a fight at the nearby hotel and went to the hospital. But he wouldn’t give a statement about what happened, Huberdeau was told.

Given the lack of evidence, police charged Nedohin with possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace and detained him at the remand centre.

The next day, Nedohin was granted bail after agreeing to abide by a slew of conditions, including an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and a weapons ban.

Huberdeau noted Nedohin’s prior record was "concerning." In December, he’d just finished serving a 438-day sentence for breaking and entering.

Nedohin is presumed innocent of the new charges he faces.

He has significant cognitive issues and is suspected to have FASD, court heard. He's been awaiting a placement at an assisted-living group home. He has no family support, his defence lawyer said.

The spate of violence has put people in The Exchange on edge.

Two men, one 68 and one 56, were attacked outside Siloam Mission as they waited in a line for dinner on Monday. Later that evening, a 61-year-old man was stabbed two blocks away.

Red River College was increasing security measures after a student in the indoor common area of the school was stabbed and had a cellphone stolen on Jan. 13.

A similar stabbing and robbery occurred on Jan. 27, a few blocks west of the campus.

The security measures include more foot patrols by police and security guards on and off campus. New surveillance cameras are being installed in seven locations, while others are being upgraded.

— with files from Alexandra Paul

city.desk@freepress.mb.ca