Police blotter

City man arrested in roommate's stabbing

A Charleston man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed hisroommate in the stomach, police said.

Michael Dennis Higbee, 45, who lives in the 700 block of CentralAvenue, allegedly attacked Marshall Dean Linebaugh at theirresidence about 4 p.m. Tuesday, said Lt. H.A. Haynes of theCharleston Police Department.

Linebaugh, 42, ran out of the house after the attack and refusedto cooperate with police, Haynes said. Linebaugh told police hedidn't want to press charges and he initially refused to be taken tothe hospital.

Linebaugh, 42, also had knife wounds on his hands and fingers,Haynes said. The status of Linebaugh's …