SIKESTON -- One person was arrested after a stabbing early Sunday morning in Sikeston.
According to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Lee Street at about 2 a.m. for a verbal fight. After arriving at the home of Laron Wright, officers found the man with a large and deep cut to his lower back, arm and hand.
Wright told officers that he and Michael Cox, 50, were together drinking, and ended up getting into a verbal argument.
During the argument, Wright told officers that Cox pulled out a knife and cut him three times.
Cox had left the residence before officers arrived but was later found at a home in the 1300 block of McDougal and taken into custody. He faces charges of first degree assault.
Wright was taken to Missouri Delta Medical Center for treatment.