NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - A North Platte man was arrested Sunday after police say he stabbed another man multiple times during a fight.

Police responded around 9 a.m. to the 100 block of East 10th Street after the victim called 911 for help. Officers learned that Dewaine A. Nichols, 56, of North Platte, and a 49-year-old man had been fighting when Nichols pulled out a knife.

Police say Nichols stabbed the victim several times in the neck, head and shoulders. The victim was able to get his phone and call for help before being taken to the hospital.

Nichols left the scene after the stabbing, police said. Officers found him around 3 p.m. near C Street and Buffalo Bill Avenue and arrested him.

Nichols was booked into the Lincoln County Detention Center on suspicion of second-degree assau

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