Suspect sought in Hot Springs stabbing

Police in Hot Springs are searching for a man wanted in connection with a stabbing early Monday morning.

The Hot Springs Police Department said Fredrick Lashant Nichols, 30, is wanted on a warrant for first-degree domestic battery.

Nichols is suspected of stabbing 27-year-old Whitney Williams around 1:40 a.m. at 125 Manor Lane.

Police in a news release described the incident as a "domestic disturbance" and said Williams was initially listed in critical condition. An update on her condition wasn't immediately available Tuesday.

Anyone with information about Nichols is asked to call police at (501) 321-6789.

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