On August 30, 2013, Metro 911 received a report a stabbing had occurred on Vine Street near Saint Albans, WV. An adult son, Donald Lee McDaniel, stabbed his father, wounding him twice in a leg. After the stabbing the suspect fled on foot into a wooded area.
The victim was transported by the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority to an area hospital for treatment.
Corporal J. A. Ratliff is investigating. He obtained a warrant for Donald L. McDaniel for malicious wounding at Kanawha County Magistrate Court mid afternoon. At about the same time Corporal F. E. Flowers located McDaniel along a roadway. He was exhibiting signs of drug overdose and is being transported for evaluation and possible treatment. The investigation is continuing, and anyone with information is asked to contact Corporal Ratliff at our 24-hour number, 304-357-0169.
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Cpl. B. D. Humphreys
Kanawha County Sheriff's Office
301 Virginia St. E.
Charleston WV 25301