Two Illinois men were arrested on attempted robbery charges Tuesday morning following an incident at the Mariott Inn on Richard Mills Road.
Hopkinsville police were called to a disturbance at the hotel about 3:30 a.m. and found 19-year old Braxton Lidaywa of McComb, Illinois with a large wound on his neck.
An arrest citation says he was making comments that didn’t make sense and talked about taking an officer’s gun to shoot himself.
Further investigation determined that Lidaywa and 19-year old Nathaniel Clark of Illinois had allegedly tried unsuccessfully to take a man’s car in the parking lot of the hotel.
The victim was treated on scene by EMS and Lidaywa was taken to Jennie Stuart Medical Center before being transported to the jail.
He and Clark are charged with attempted second-degree robbery and public intoxication, with Lidaywa also charged with disorderly conduct.