BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A late-night fight in Mercer County ended with one man hospitalized and another facing felony charges after a violent altercation on Packing Plant Road.

Deputies with the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department responded around 11:42 p.m. on June 25 to reports of two men fighting in the roadway. When officers arrived, they found blood on the pavement and a trail leading to a nearby residence.

According to investigators, one man suffered a stab wound to the neck during the confrontation and was rushed to Bluefield Hospital due to significant blood loss. Witnesses told deputies the suspect fled on foot into a residence, which was later found with blood and broken glass scattered inside, suggesting a second altercation had taken place.

Deputies entered the residence

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