DANVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — One person was taken to the hospital, and another was arrested and charged following a reported stabbing at a local business in Danville on Saturday, according to the Danville Police Department.
Danville Police responded to The Showroom on Lebanon Road at 1 p.m. following reports of a stabbing.
Upon arrival, officers determined that Joshua Seldal and Justin Mathis were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated when Mathis allegedly pulled out a folding knife with a 3-inch blade.
Mathis then stabbed Seldal in the abdomen, according to police.
Police say that Mathis was taken into custody without incident and charged with first-degree assault.
Seldal was taken to Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, where he underwent surgery and is currently listed in stable condition, the police department reports.
