24-year-old Jeremiah Keith Lambert is in custody after Cartersville police say he stabbed a man multiple times outside The Local Bar and Grill early Sunday morning.

Officers responded to the bar at 120 South Erwin Street around 12:18 a.m. on May 10th after receiving reports of a disturbance involving a knife. Upon arrival, they found the victim lying in a parking lot across the street with multiple stab wounds. Bystanders were already applying pressure to his injuries and rendering first aid.

Witnesses say bartenders had just kicked Lambert out moments earlier after he became rowdy, confrontational, intoxicated, and hostile inside the bar. He reportedly used racial slurs, bumped into people, threatened to “flip” a bartender, and made statements about bringing a gun. Staff locked the doors and closed the blinds for safety.

According to the police report, after Lambert left the bar, the victim tried to de-escalate the situation in the parking lot. Lambert allegedly pulled a knife and stabbed the victim in the neck, upper shoulder, lower back, and right arm before fleeing the scene in a white 2015 Honda Civic with Texas license plates. Witnesses describe Lambert as a white male with short hair, a long red beard, and tattoos, last seen wearing a white shirt.

EMS transported the victim to Piedmont Cartersville Hospital, where he remained alert and conscious in stable condition.

Officers conducted a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle shortly afterward, but Lambert was not inside—three females were.

Lambert turned himself in to the Bartow County Jail on Monday, May 11th. He faces charges of aggravated assault and aggravated battery in connection with this incident.

Lambert has an extensive prior criminal history in Bartow County that includes multiple aggravated assault charges. In 2024, authorities charged him along with several others in connection with shootings on Lee and Walker Streets. He has also faced prior bookings for charges including false imprisonment, battery, stalking, criminal trespass, and more.

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Cartersville police are searching for a suspect after a man was stabbed multiple times outside The Local Bar and Grill early Sunday morning. Officers responded to the bar at 120 South Erwin Street around 12:18 a.m. on May 10 following reports of a disturbance involving a knife. When they arrived, they found the victim lying in a parking lot across the street suffering from multiple stab wounds. Bystanders were already providing aid by applying pressure to his injuries.

According to witnesses, the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Jeremiah Keith Lambert, had just been removed from the bar after allegedly becoming intoxicated, confrontational, and verbally aggressive. Bartenders told police Lambert was using racial slurs and making threats, including saying he would “flip” a bartender and suggesting he might return with a gun, prompting staff to lock the doors and close the blinds.

Police said the victim attempted to calm the situation outside after Lambert left the bar. Witnesses reported that Lambert then pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the neck, upper shoulder, lower back, and right arm before fleeing the scene in a white 2015 Honda Civic with Texas license plates.

The victim remained conscious and alert and was transported by EMS to Piedmont Cartersville Hospital in stable condition.

Officers later located and stopped the suspect vehicle, but Lambert was not inside. Three women were found in the car, and the case has since been turned over to the Cartersville Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division.

Lambert is described as a white male with short hair, a long red beard, and tattoos. He was last seen wearing a white shirt.

Authorities noted Lambert has a prior criminal history in Bartow County, including aggravated assault charges tied to separate shooting investigations on Lee and Walker Streets in 2024.

Anyone with information on Lambert’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Cartersville Police Department.