A Mercer County man is recovering after he was stabbed and slashed early Friday morning on Highway U.S. 127 in Salvisa.
Mercer County Sheriff’s deputies say around 3:30 Friday morning, Chris Releford pulled over to help a man in a car with its flashers on.
After Releford started helping the man with his flat tire, the man attacked Releford with a knife or box cutter, slashing his face, stabbing his chest and neck, and demanding his wallet.
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“He thought he might have got sucker-punched, and then he saw the blood on his arm, and realized he was bleeding. That’s when he saw the shiny object in the suspect’s hand make a swiping motion, and that’s when he got him here in the face,” says Chief Deputy Scott Elder with the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department.
Officials say Releford fought back, and the man took off without his wallet.
They are looking for an early 90s four-door cutlass. The attacker is described as a 6’0″ tall, 200 pound white man–30 to 40 years old. He has dark hair, a moustache, and a goatee.
Police ask if you saw anything that fits those descriptions on U.S. 127 in the Salvisa area between 3:00 and 4:00 am that you call the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department.
