3STRAIGHT RIVER TWP., MN – A Park Rapids man is in custody after admitting to stabbing his former neighbor multiple times in an early-morning attack that left the victim fighting for his life, according to the Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office .

Sheriff Cory Aukes said deputies were called to a trailer park just outside Park Rapids around 3:35 a.m. Saturday after reports of a man and his young daughter screaming for help.

When first responders arrived, they found 49-year-old David Kerr suffering from 8 to 10 stab wounds to the chest.

Kerr was rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids before being airlifted to a Fargo medical center in critical condition.

Suspect allegedly confessed to attack

Investigators quickly identified 44-year-old Charles Justus of Park Rapids

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