Ottumwa man charged with attempted murder after motel stabbing

An Ottumwa man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a pair of stabbings at a motel.

Ottumwa police say they responded to a reported disturbance early Sunday and found two men with stab wounds.

Twenty-one-year-old Christian Deeter of Ottumwa was treated for a stab wound to the face and released from a local hospital. Alexander Collins, also 21, was transferred to the University of Iowa Hospitals and was treated for multiple stab wounds.

Police arrested 45-year-old Darryl Johnson following an initial investigation.

Johnson is charged with one count of attempted murder for stabbing Collins and willful injury in the stabbing of Deeter.

Johnson is being held in the Wapello County Jail. Bond is set at $60,000.