A 54-year-old Thurston County man is in custody after sheriff's deputies say he stabbed his roommate in the back with a hunting knife.
The 33-year-old male victim was taken to an area hospital where he was treated and released, Lt. Cameron Simper said Tuesday.
About 11 p.m. Monday, deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 8900 block of Old Highway 99 Southeast after an argument had turned violent.
The two men had been drinking, Simper said, and they got into a name-calling argument that escalated to a fight and then the stabbing, he said.
The 54-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault, domestic violence. He also was booked for third-degree assault after hitting hospital staff where he was treated for minor injuries, he said.
