Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Stabbing

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal stabbing.

The sheriff’s office says a call came in to the 911 dispatch center at 12:03 a.m. on Wednesday regarding a stabbing incident in Mount Victory.

Responding deputies arrived to find James Collins, 48, of Mount Victory, in the street suffering from stab wounds.

He was treated at the scene and taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital where he died a short time later.

The sheriff’s office said a suspect, Andrew McCafferty, 46, of Mount Victory, was taken into custody and charges are pending.