FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for a violent attack on a woman in southwest Kansas.
Just after 8 p.m., October 27, police were dispatched to the 600 block of N. 10th Street for a reported stabbing, according to a media release.
First responders found an 80-year-old woman with wounds believed to have been caused by a machete. Through the investigation, police identified 32-year-old Zachary Porter as the suspect and took him into custody.
The victim was transported to St. Catherine Hospital for treatment of injuries.
Porter is being held in the Finney County Jail on requested charges of Attempted Second-Degree Murder.