One man is in jail and another is in the hospital following a weekend stabbing in Vernal.

Police were called early Sunday morning to an apartment complex at 355 East 100 North on a report that someone had been stabbed, said Assistant Vernal Police Chief Keith Campbell.

Officers found David T. Kaup, 41, of Vernal, inside the apartment with stab wounds to his left side and chest. Another man, Allen Shane Carmickle of Vernal, was also located inside the apartment.

Campbell said Carmickle, 43, was bleeding from a laceration on his left elbow.

Witnesses told police that Kaup and Carmickle had been drinking alcohol all night and arguing. They said Carmickle kept hitting Kaup during the disputes, prompting Kaup to choke Carmickle into unconsciousness, jail documents state.

When Carmickle regained consciousness, witnesses told police he told Kaup, “I’m going to get a knife and stab you dead.”

The two men continued to argue, witnesses said, until Kaup grabbed Carmickle and shoved him backward. Carmickle’s left elbow hit and shattered a glass coffee pot, which cut his arm.

When Kaup released his grip, Carmickle allegedly grabbed a knife from the countertop. Witnesses said a struggle for the knife ensued and Carmickle stabbed Kaup “several times.”

“At this time one witness heard (Carmickle) say to (Kaup), ‘I just stabbed you, bro,’ ” jail documents state.

Carmickle’s brother disarmed him and called 911.

Carmickle was booked into the Uintah County Jail for investigation of attempted homicide.

Kaup was flown by medical helicopter to a Salt Lake area hospital. His condition was not known as of press time.

—editor@ubstandard.com