CU student arrested in stabbing at party
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — A stabbing early Sunday morning led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Clemson student.
Clemson Police Chief Jimmy Dixon said Monday that Logan Jacob Simon, of Prosperity, was charged with attempted murder, possession with intent to distribute illegal narcotics and possession with intent to distribute illegal narcotics within proximity of a school. Simon was later released from the Clemson City Jail on a $36,000 surety bond.
Dixon said police responded at 2:20 a.m. to a call involving a person being stabbed at a party. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered one victim had been stabbed while in the process of asking someone to leave the party.
Police officers discovered a controlled substance in Simon’s possession that was not prescribed for his use. Meanwhile, the victim was transported to the hospital by EMS for treatment of multiple stab wounds.
The police chief said both the victim and Simon are Clemson University students.