09-05-2025
2 Sebastian County sheriff's deputies stabbed by inmate
FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Sebastian County Sheriff's Office says two detention deputies were stabbed on May 9 by an inmate in the jail.
According to the sheriff's office, the deputies have been transported to local hospitals for treatment.
The suspect in the stabbing is John Anthony Cole, 48. Cole is serving a sentence in Arizona and was brought to Sebastian County to await trial for first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by certain persons.
Cole is still in custody at the Sebastian County jail.
The sheriff's office says it is investigating the incident. Investigators are working to piece together information in the case.
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