Police have arrested two men in connection with Friday's stabbing in Siloam Springs.
Steven Carlton, 25, of Siloam Springs and Justin Wolf, 30, of Watts, Okla., were arrested Friday in connection with first-degree battery in the stabbing of Derrick Williams, according to information released Sunday by Maj. Geoff Lewis of the Siloam Springs Police Department.
Williams, 34, is recovering from multiple stab wounds at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., according to the release. An update on his condition could not be obtained from hospital staff Sunday.
The three men were involved in an altercation at 1605 Abraham Drive in Siloam Springs early Friday morning, when Williams was stabbed multiple times by Wolf and assaulted by Carlton, police said.
Williams was transported to Siloam Springs Regional Hospital about 1:30 a.m. and later airlifted to St. Francis, police said.
Carlton was being held Sunday at the Benton County Jail on a $35,000 surety bond.
Wolf was being held Sunday at the Adair County Jail and pending extradition to Benton County, the release stated.
NW News on 01/18/2016