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4:12 P.M UPDATE
A person of interest, identified as 34-year-old Steven Garvin, was detained at the scene for questioning. Garvin was arrested on a preliminary charge of murder at about 4:50 a.m., according to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office booking report.
Edinburgh Police is working with the Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office regarding formal charges for this incident, Little said. Police are still trying to piece together what occurred, so more information is not available at this time, he said.
ORIGINAL STORY
A man was stabbed early Monday morning in Edinburgh.
Police officers responded to the report of a stabbing at about 12:22 a.m. in the 6400 block of E. State Road 252. Upon arrival, officers located a 48-year-old white male who was stabbed. Officers and Edinburgh medics attempted life-saving efforts at the scene but the man was pronounced deceased, according to Edinburgh Police Chief Doyne Little.
The male is identified by the Johnson County Coroner’s Office as Michael Gene Adair, 48, of Edinburgh.
A person of interest was detained at the scene for questioning. Edinburgh Police is working with the Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office regarding charges for this incident, Little said.
Editor’s note: This story was updated 11:42 a.m. Monday with the identity of the deceased man. Â
