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Dripping Springs Apartment Stabbing Ends All Day Party
A stabbing incident occurred in the Dripping Springs Apartments Thursday evening at 5:40 pm. The exact address is 1208 Dripping Spring Road in front of Apartment J.
According to residents of the apartment complex, a party began during the mid-morning hours and continued with a varying number of participants coming and going from a center apartment.
One of the attendees stated that the party was generally peaceful with entertaining music and laid back party goers until things went haywire at the end.
One person with familiarity of the party and its tragic, abrupt end said,
"We were all having a good time, listening to music ... very chill. Then, the next thing I know there is a man stabbed lying on my sidewalk bleeding."
Following a 911 call concerning the incident, Officer Kelly Hubbard of the Cullman Police Department (CPD) arrived on scene first.
Multiple officers from CPD along with emergency responders from Cullman Fire Rescue and Cullman Emergency Medical Services arrived soon thereafter.
The male stabbing victim was treated at the scene by medical technicians from Cullman EMS. They stabilized the patient so he could be transported to a waiting Air Evac Lifeteam medical helicopter which was staged nearby.
Air Evac then delivered the victim to Huntsville Hospital with what are believed to life-threatening injuries.
One resident of Dripping Springs Apartments was certain the male victim had been 'stabbed multiple times with blood everywhere'.
In the meantime, the alleged knife assailant fled the crime scene on foot. A neighbor who saw the man leave the scene assisted investigators with CPD in identifying the whereabouts of the fleeing man.
CPD quickly took the suspect into custody. He was taken to police headquarters for questioning.
After the medical situation cleared, Lieutenant Jody Martin and Sergeant Adam Clark led a forensic investigation of the crime scene.
The exact medical status of the victim is currently unknown, but he is believed to be undergoing surgery at the time of this report.
Lieutenant Gene Bates of the Cullman Police Department indicates that the alleged knife assailant was:
ROGER DALE HINES (57) of Cullman
Hines been arrested and will charged with:
• Assault - 2nd Degree
Those charges could be upgraded based upon the outcome of the victims medical status.
Hines was taken to the Cullman County Detention Center for booking. There is not information on bond availability and amounts at the time of this report.
Lieutenant Bates stated that significant levels of alcohol intoxication may have been a causal factor in the incident. The veracity of witnesses reports of the altercation may be impaired by similar effects of intoxicants. Bates confirmed that the investigation is active and ongoing believing that their police work will continue into at least tomorrow morning.
Residents of the Dripping Springs Apartments were in varying emotional states following the incident. Several residents communicated that this altercation is not reflective of the overall housing complexes day-to-day mood and behavior.
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Dripping Springs Apartment Stabbing Ends All Day Party
A stabbing incident occurred in the Dripping Springs Apartments Thursday evening at 5:40 pm. The exact address is 1208 Dripping Spring Road in front of Apartment J.
According to residents of the apartment complex, a party began during the mid-morning hours and continued with a varying number of participants coming and going from a center apartment.
One of the attendees stated that the party was generally peaceful with entertaining music and laid back party goers until things went haywire at the end.
One person with familiarity of the party and its tragic, abrupt end said,
"We were all having a good time, listening to music ... very chill. Then, the next thing I know there is a man stabbed lying on my sidewalk bleeding."
Following a 911 call concerning the incident, Officer Kelly Hubbard of the Cullman Police Department (CPD) arrived on scene first.
Multiple officers from CPD along with emergency responders from Cullman Fire Rescue and Cullman Emergency Medical Services arrived soon thereafter.
The male stabbing victim was treated at the scene by medical technicians from Cullman EMS. They stabilized the patient so he could be transported to a waiting Air Evac Lifeteam medical helicopter which was staged nearby.
Air Evac then delivered the victim to Huntsville Hospital with what are believed to life-threatening injuries.
One resident of Dripping Springs Apartments was certain the male victim had been 'stabbed multiple times with blood everywhere'.
In the meantime, the alleged knife assailant fled the crime scene on foot. A neighbor who saw the man leave the scene assisted investigators with CPD in identifying the whereabouts of the fleeing man.
CPD quickly took the suspect into custody. He was taken to police headquarters for questioning.
After the medical situation cleared, Lieutenant Jody Martin and Sergeant Adam Clark led a forensic investigation of the crime scene.
The exact medical status of the victim is currently unknown, but he is believed to be undergoing surgery at the time of this report.
Lieutenant Gene Bates of the Cullman Police Department indicates that the alleged knife assailant was:
ROGER DALE HINES (57) of Cullman
Hines been arrested and will charged with:
• Assault - 2nd Degree
Those charges could be upgraded based upon the outcome of the victims medical status.
Hines was taken to the Cullman County Detention Center for booking. There is not information on bond availability and amounts at the time of this report.
Lieutenant Bates stated that significant levels of alcohol intoxication may have been a causal factor in the incident. The veracity of witnesses reports of the altercation may be impaired by similar effects of intoxicants. Bates confirmed that the investigation is active and ongoing believing that their police work will continue into at least tomorrow morning.
Residents of the Dripping Springs Apartments were in varying emotional states following the incident. Several residents communicated that this altercation is not reflective of the overall housing complexes day-to-day mood and behavior.
For the full story with images and interview, please see: cullmantoday.com/2017/01/13/dripping-springs-apartment-st...