Hudson police investigating stabbing, suspect in custody
Courtesy of St. Croix County Jail
Hudson police are investigating a stabbing that occurred early Sunday evening.
Officers were called to a home on the 400 block of Orange Street at 6:08 p.m. on a report of a stabbing.
The victim was brought to Regions Hospital. They sustained critical injuries but are in stable condition as of Monday morning, police said.
James Arthur Herriman Jr., 56, was arrested.
Herriman was charged in St. Croix County Court on Monday with:
- Attempted first-degree intentional homicide(with a modifier to specify he used a dangerous weapon)
- Aggravated battery intending to cause great bodily harm(with modifiers for domestic abuse and using a dangerous weapon)
- Disorderly conduct(with a domestic abuse modifier)
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