A Ruston man was arrested last week after he allegedly attacked a friend with a knife and a pitchfork.
David Lynn Morris, 45, was arrested Oct. 3 after an altercation on Dubach Road the previous evening.
Responding deputies found the wounded victim in front of the residence. Both his eyes were swollen and discolored with a deep laceration below the right eye.
The victim said his friend David Morris jumped him while they were sitting around a fire drinking. The victim explained Morris became belligerent and the victim asked Morris to leave. He turned to walk away when Morris grabbed him from behind and tossed him to the ground. While on the ground, Morris punched him in the face multiple times.
The victim said Morris had a knife to his throat at one point, threatening to cut him. Morris then got off of him and picked up a pitchfork. Morris asked him if he wanted it in the back or in the neck.
Morris had left before deputies arrived.
The next day, deputies located Morris at an Ezell Road residence. When arrested, Morris said an altercation took place, but it was mutual. He was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for two counts of aggravated assault and second degree battery. His bail was set at $25,000.
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