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CENTERVILLE, IOWA -- A fight in Cincinnati leaves one man hurt and another in jail.

The Appanoose County Sheriff's Office says Nathan K. Menuis, 39, of Centerville was arrested on Tuesday evening after stabbing Pete Fowler at residence in the small Appanoose County town.

Fowler was treated and released from a Des Moines hospital for a serious laceration on his arm.

Menuis remains in the Appanoose County Jail, charged with Willful Injury

Complete Press Release from the Appanoose County Sheriff's Office.

On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at approximately 9:59 p.m. the Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a stabbing at 205 S. LaSalle Street in Cincinnati.

When Officials arrived they found that Pete Fowler, age 35, of Cincinnati had a severe laceration to the arm from a knife.

Investigation of the incident revealed that Fowler had been in a physical altercation with another adult male, who was identified as Nathan K. Menuis, age 39 of Centerville.

During the altercation, Menuis pulled a knife from his coat pocket and cut Fowler in the arm causing a severe laceration that required Fowler to be transported to a Des Moines area Hospital by air ambulance.

Menuis fled the area and was later found near the east edge of Cincinnati along Highway 5, where he voluntarily turned himself over to authorities without incident.

Menuis was charged with Willful Injury, Class “C” Felony, and is being held in the Appanoose County Jail on $10,000 bond.

Fowler was treated at a Des Moines area Hospital for his injuries and was released.

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