A North Vernon man has been arrested for attempted murder in connection with an incident in July that left a 40-year-old Seymour man with life-threatening injuries. Our news-gathering partners at “The Republic” are reporting that 32-year-old Gary Eugene Thomas was arrested Tuesday by Seymour police at the Jennings County Jail, where he was being held on a state parole violation.

According to the report, Thomas’ arrest stems from a July 20 stabbing in the 400 block of North Jackson Park Drive. The victim suffered numerous stab wounds and had to be flown to an Indianapolis hospital.

Along with the attempted murder charge, the paper says that Thomas is facing charges of Aggravated Battery Posing a Substantial Risk of Death and Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon.

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