Detectives identified Earnest Fair as the suspect and police took him into custody Friday morning without an incident. He is charged with felonious assault and was arraigned Friday afternoon and is being held on a $200,000 bond and ordered to stay away from the victim and the hotel. Investigators say he allegedly stabbed 58-year-old Percy Huffman several times at the hotel. Huffman was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The Lima Police Department states that officers were sent to the Imperial Inn at 131 East North Street at approximately 1:08 AM Thursday in reference to a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers found 58-year-old Percy Huffman of Lima in room 109, who was stabbed multiple times. Huffman was transported to a local hospital for treatment on non-life threatening injuries.