ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — A man was arrested on Saturday after stabbing another man at a Slidell hotel.
Deputies in St. Tammany Parish said they received a call around noon from a hotel in the 5800 block of Yaupon Drive.
They said the two men got into a fight which led to the victim being stabbed numerous times.
The man, identified as Tyrus Prescott, 28, was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on one count of attempted second-degree murder and a possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Deputies said the victim was taken to a nearby hospital and is in critical but stable condition.
No further information is available at this time.
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