Police: Man arrested after reported stabbing in Logansport

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — A 39-year-old man is in custody after he reportedly threatened and stabbed a 63-year-old man with a knife in Logansport on Tuesday evening.

According to a news release from the Logansport Police Department, officers were dispatched to the area of 6th Street and North Street in reference to a man threatening someone with a knife.

As officers were traveling to the scene, they were advised that the man, identified as the 39-year-old, was walking eastbound in the 600 block of E. Broadway when he began stabbing the 63-year-old man near a park bench. The 39-year-old was taken into custody when officers arrived.

The release said the 63-year-old had multiple stab wounds and was transported to a local hospital. Officials said he was later flown to a Fort Wayne hospital in “critical but stable condition.”

The 39-year-old was preliminarily charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon, a Level 3 felony, and one count of intimidation with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony.

Officials with the department said that this is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with further information is asked to contact the Logansport Police Department by calling (574) 753-4101.

The Logansport Police Department did not identify the person who was preliminarily charged in the information provided to FOX59/CBS4. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.