Donnie Eugene Lingerfelt, 52 of Rome, was arrested this week after reports said he attacked a 56-year-old man with a knife on Old Dalton Road.
Police said that Lingerfelt told the victim that he was going to “beat the hell out of him” before grabbing a knife and the victim’s arm in an aggressive manner.
Reports added that Lingerfelt later told a nurse at the hospital that he was going to “kill that mother fu****”.
Lingerfelt is charged with aggravated assault, simple battery, and two counts terroristic threats and acts.
