A Radcliff man was arrested Sunday on a charge of attempted murder after a verbal altercation turned physical, according to police.
Barry Windell Hampton, 60, was arrested at 7:30 p.m. on Pin Oak Drive in Radcliff after he produced a knife that was on his person, and stabbed/slashed the victim at least two times.
The attack occurred after Hampton got into an argument with another man and it turned violent, according to the arrest citation.
Radcliff Police Detective Kenny Mattingly, the arresting officer, said Hampton and the victim had gotten into a previous altercation at around 7 p.m. before the confrontation with the knife.
The victim received a laceration to his right lower abdomen, and a laceration to his left forearm. The victim also had multiple cuts on his hands.
The arrest citation said a witness on the scene advised that the suspect called the victim and advised him that he was “going to kill him.”
This statement, according to Mattingly, is what led to the charge of attempted murder rather than assault.
Mattingly also said no other residents were involved in the altercation or were injured from the altercation.
The victim was transported by a emergency medical helicopter to the University of Louisville Hospital trauma center.
Mattingly said the man had severe injuries that he classified as not life-threatening.
Attempted murder is a Class B felony punishable by 10 to 20 years in prison, if convicted.
Hampton is being held at the Hardin County Detention Center in lieu of a $500,000 cash bond. He is scheduled to appear in Hardin District Court on August 11.
Source: NE
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