NORTH CAROLINA — One person was hospitalized and another arrested following a stabbing early Tuesday morning in Asheville.
According to the Asheville Police Department, officers responded to a residence on Atkinson Street shortly after 3 a.m. and found a man suffering from a serious knife wound to the arm. The victim was taken to Mission Hospital for treatment.
Investigators said the stabbing happened after a disagreement. The suspect, identified as 59-year-old Harold Dudley Ervin, was located on the front porch of a nearby residence and taken into custody without incident.
Ervin has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, going armed to the terror of people, and second-degree trespass. He is being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility without bond, as determined under the Pretrial Integrity Act.
Police ask anyone with information about the incident to contact the Asheville Police Department at (828) 252-1110. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the TIP2APD app or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.
