A suspect is in custody in a weekend stabbing in Baxter Springs.

 

Baxter Springs Police and Cherokee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a Saturday night report of a stabbing in the 300 block of East 11th Street. Upon arrival at the scene, the victim was located and found to be suffering from multiple stab wounds.

 

The suspect fled the scene before law enforcement arrived but was soon located walking along US-69 Alternate just north of the city. The suspect was taken into custody and identified as 23-year-old Tramone Howard-Hill of Baxter Springs. He was transported to the Cherokee County Jail and booked for Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon. Police also learned that Hill had an outstanding warrant out of Shawnee County, Kansas, for Electronic Solicitation of a Child.

 

The victim in the case remains hospitalized in critical condition. This investigation is ongoing and formal charges will be submitted to the Cherokee County Attorney’s Office.

 

The Quapaw Nation Marshal Service and the Galena Police Department also assisted on the case.