MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — A Marshalltown man has been accused of stabbing another man in the chest while he was sleeping.

On Thursday morning, officers and medics responded to a report of a stabbing at a home on May Street. According to the Marshalltown Police Department, when emergency personnel arrived at the home, they found a man suffering from stab wounds. The victim was transported to a Marshalltown hospital and then later transported to a Des Moines hospital for life-threatening injuries.

Marshalltown police said that a second resident of the home, identified as 38-year-old Derek Wilkins, was at the scene when first responders arrived.

According to a criminal complaint, Wilkins stabbed the victim in the chest while the victim was asleep.

Wilkins was arrested and charged with attempted murder and domestic abuse assault while using a deadly weapon. He was booked into the Marshall County Jail on a $25,000 cash-only bond. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for July 21.

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