A Radcliif man has been charged with Attempted Murder following his arrest Sunday.
Barry Windell Hampton is currently lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center with bond set at $500,000.
According to Hampton’s citation from the detention center, in the evening hours on July 30 Hampton and the victim in the incident allegedly got into an argument that turned violent. A witness at the scene told law enforcement that responded to the incident that Hampton told the victim he was “going to kill him.”
Hampton allegedly produced a knife that was on his person and stabbed or slashed the victim at least two times. In addition to multiple cuts on his hands, the victim was cut on his lower abdomen and on his left forearm. The victim was transported by helicopter to the University of Louisville Trauma Center.
The detention center’s inmate information states that Hampton will appear in court on August 11.
