ATHENS, Texas (KETK) – A Palestinian man is behind bars for a stabbing incident at a hotel on Thursday, leaving one person hospitalized and a bloody room with signs of a fight left behind, an arrest warrant said.

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According to a statement from the Athens Police Department, officers responded to a stabbing incident that occurred around 2:15 a.m. at the Victorian Inn hotel at 1803 SH 31 East in Athens.

Police found the 37-year-old victim on the sidewalk outside Room 118 with stab wounds to his face, chest and abdomen, the warrant said. The victim told officers he was arguing in the room with his acquaintance, identified as 50-year-old Palestinian Kerry Barnett.

The victim told police Barnett stabbed him with a knife and was still in Room 118, documents state. A probable cause affidavit states the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.

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After Barnett refused to open the door, police managed to enter the hotel room with the help of hotel management. He locked himself in the room’s bathroom, where officers could hear the shower and toilet flush, according to documents.

Police forced their way in and detained him. Officers saw signs of a struggle and a large amount of blood throughout the room, according to testimony.

“They also observed and secured three knives, two of which appeared to have blood on them,” the documents said.

Barnett was booked into the Henderson County Jail, where he was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. He is being held on a bond totaling $82,500.

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