HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. — A Haralson County man is accused of stabbing his mother’s fiancé in the head and shoulder multiple times.
Deputies with the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Woodland Circle early Monday morning to a report of a stabbing.
When deputies arrived, they spoke with a woman who said her son had stabbed her fiancé.
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According to the sheriff’s office, the woman said she thought her son, 31-year-old Dylan James McCleskey, overheard her fiancé say he didn’t like McCleskey, so he went into the master bedroom and started punching him.
The mother soon realized McCleskey had a knife in his hand and he wasn’t punching her fiance, he was stabbing him.
The woman was also injured in the attack.
Deputies said that when they got to the home, McCleskey was not there and his car was missing from the driveway.
Deputies searched the area but were unable to locate him.
The victim suffered multiple stab wounds to his head and shoulder and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The Criminal Investigative Division took control of the investigation and obtained a search warrant to process the scene and collect evidence.
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A sergeant with the Criminal Investigative Division was able to get a description of McClesky’s vehicle and distribute it to other local law enforcement agencies.
That evening, Tallapoosa police arrested McCleskey and booked him into the Haralson County Detention Center.
He will face aggravated assault charges.
The case is still under investigation.
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