LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. — The Laurel County Sheriff's Office in Kentucky was searching for a man accused of stabbing and trying to murder a 73-year-old woman overnight. Deputies said he was arrested at around 10 p.m. Tuesday night on Auger Springs Road in the Keavy community of Laurel County.
The suspect, 38-year-old Richard Johnson from the Keavy community, was considered armed and dangerous, deputies said. They said he was an ex-boyfriend of a family member of the victim.
Deputies said they responded around 1 a.m. Tuesday to a home in the Keavy community in southern Laurel County and found a 73-year-old woman with multiple stabs and slash wounds, including her face, chest and arms. Deputies said Johnson ran before law enforcement arrived.
The woman was taken to the University of Kentucky Medical Center via helicopter for treatment and is listed in "very critical" condition.
Johnson had a warrant for his arrest charging him with attempted murder.
