Criminal charges are pending against Kevin Dee Butts for a stabbing event which occurred in Marshalltown on Thursday. Butts, 24, of Marshalltown, will be char
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A 24-year-old man is in custody after a stabbing incident in which two people suffered significant injuries.
The incident unfolded at approximately 12:14 p.m. Thursday at an apartment on the 100 block of North Second Street.
When police arrived on scene, a 51-year-old woman and a 62-year-old man were found in the yard of the apartment complex suffering from significant stab wounds to their upper torsos. The 24-year-old man, who admitted stabbing at least one of the victims, was also located on scene with a minor injury. Tupper said all parties know each other.
Both victims were alert and able to communicate, Police Chief Mike Tupper said. All three were transported to a medical facility for treatment and evaluation.