Man charged with stabbing drinking companion

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A man from the Russell neighborhood is facing assault charges after police say he stabbed someone.

Richard Cothran, 56, was arrested around 3:15 a.m. March 1.

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According to an arrest warrant, the assault happened on February 22. LMPD says Cothran was drinking with others in the 300 block of S. 12th Street and became intoxicated. Cothran started arguing with others in the group and was asked to leave.

Police say after Cothran walked home he got a knife and put it inside a brown paper bag before returning to the group. An argument began and Cothran started swinging the knife. The victim was stabbed in the lower abdomen.

Cothran is being held at Louisville Metro Corrections and is scheduled to be arraigned on March 2.

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