HENRY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — The Henry County Sheriff’s Office says three people were stabbed at a birthday party in Collinsville on Sunday morning.
Deputies say around 2:25 a.m. on August 6, a call came in regarding a person with a knife near the 40 block of Stanley Court. The caller advised that a person was injured and the suspect had fled the scene on foot.
Investigators responded to the scene and found three adults with stab wounds. One male victim had stab wounds to both of his arms. A second male victim had multiple stab wounds to his chest and rib cage area. The third female victim was found with a cut to her arm and was transported to the hospital.
The two men were flown to the hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
Deputies and officers with the Martinsville City Police Department began searching for the suspect who was identified as 28-year-old, Franky Uribe Merchan. He was located by Endless Road with a cut to his back and an injury on his head.
He was transported to the hospital for treatment.
During the investigation, it was learned the incident started at a birthday party with a fight between the suspect and one of the male victims. Deputies believe that as the dispute escalated Merchan allegedly went to his car, got a knife, and stabbed the two men.
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office says the female victim was stabbed while attempting to intervene.
Merchan was charged with three counts of Malicious Wounding. He is being held without bond at the Henry County Adult Detention Center.
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office says due to a language barrier, the ages of the victims have not been determined.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 276-638-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63-CRIME (632-7463).
The Crimestoppers Program offers rewards of up to $2,500 for information related to the crime. The nature of the crime and the substance of the information determine the amount of reward paid
