A man who is said to have been intoxicated- allegedly stabbed a Paintsville Police Officer on Wednesday night at the Ollie Bargain Outlet.

 

The responding officer found 31-year-old Justin Fields in the store, snacking on peanuts.

 

The officer reported the man’s speech was slurred and that his eyes appeared glossy.

 

When the officer approached Fields to detain him, the man is said to have quickly turned around, stabbing the officer near the top of his right arm. Fields is said to have then fled from the store on foot.

 

The officer pursued Fields out of the store, where he used his taser in an effort to secure the man.

 

Fields was lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center on charges of public intoxication, second-degree fleeing or evading police, first-degree wanton endangerment, first-degree assault, theft by unlawful taking, resisting arrest, menacing, and second-degree disorderly conduct.