The Dalton Police Department is on the scene at 1603 Elaine Way investigating a stabbing. The suspect is in police custody and the victim is reportedly in stable condition at the hospital.
Police were dispatched at 12:20 p.m. on Thursday on a report of a stabbing at the residence. Emergency medical technicians were staged near the scene, waiting for police officers to arrive and spotted David Dyer, 48, bleeding outside the residence.
Dyer attacked and fought with one of the EMTs and was arrested by responding officers.
The EMT was transported to Hamilton Medical Center with minor injuries.
Dyer was transported with what appeared to be self inflicted cuts to his wrists. Inside, officers found his wife, Glenda Dyer with apparent stab wounds. She was transported to the hospital and is reportedly in stable condition.
There is a warrant for Dyer on a charge of aggravated assault. Any other charges are pending an investigation. He will be released into the custody of the Dalton Police Department, when he is released from the hospital.