Man arrested on attempted murder in butter knife attack on Wichita cop, police say

A Wichita man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing a Wichita police officer below the neck with a butter knife, police say.

Wichita police went to Union Rescue Mission, a homeless shelter in the 2800 block of North Hillside, at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday to arrest a 53-year-old man who had a warrant out for his arrest.

When an officer attempted to arrest the man, he used a metal butter knife to stab the officer in the chest area, below the throat, Wichita police Officer Paul Cruz said.

The knife did not penetrate the officer’s bullet-proof vest and the officer was not injured in the attack, Cruz said.

Police records show Darren Lee Hutcherson, 53, was arrested at 2800 North Hillside at 6:47 p.m. on Wednesday on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer.

Cruz said at this time the department is not releasing the name of the officer who was stabbed.

This story was originally published October 11, 2018 at 11:27 AM.