HUTCHINSON- Law enforcement authorities in Reno County are investigating an early morning stabbing.
A suspect in the attack held police at bay in the early morning hours of Thursday forcing officials to close off portions of West 5th between Jackson and Whiteside.
Police allege that just after 2:30 a.m., Toby Darwin Hippen, 28, Hutchinson forced entry into the residence of 26-year-old Megan Drach at a home at 1301 E 25th Avenue.
Once inside, Hippen allegedly stabbed Drach repeatedly and then fled the scene.
Drach was transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center then transferred to a Wichita area hospital in serious but stable condition.
Hippen was located at 714 West 5th and after an extended standoff surrendered to police without incident.
Hippen was arrested for suspicion of aggravated burglary and aggravated battery.
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HUTCHINSON- Law enforcement authorities in Reno County are investigating an early morning stabbing.
Police closed West 5th street between Jackson and Whiteside to traffic just after 2a.m. after a woman reported being stabbed at a home in the 1300 block of East 25th Street,
Police worked a standoff with the alleged suspect at a residence in the 700 Block of West 5th Street until just after 7 a.m. when they arrested Toby Hippin after he surrendered peacefully from the home.
The victim, who police identified as 28-year-old Megan Drach, was taken to a Wichita hospital for treatment of multiple stab wounds.