A Cadiz man is facing an attempted murder charge following a fight in Trigg County early Tuesday morning.
According to a news release from Kentucky State Police, troopers responded to the Trigg County Hospital emergency rooms for reports of a male victim who had arrived with a knife wound to his facial area. Investigation determined that the victim and 36-year old Dustin Underwood of Cadiz had been in a physical altercation. Underwood allegedly used a knife to cut near the victim’s jawline during the fight.
Underwood was located at a residence in Cadiz Tuesday afternoon and taken into custody. He is charged with attempted murder, tampering with physical evidence, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The victim was treated and released from the hospital.