Drunk man tries to slit his own throat on arrest

Written by Joyce Kuzmanic
March 1, 2013
An intoxicated man was transported to the hospital after cutting his throat with a razor knife, St. George, Utah, March 1, 2013 | Photo by Dawn Watts, St. George News

ST. GEORGE – An intoxicated man was transported to the hospital Friday after slitting his throat in front of police.

St. George Police Officer Derek Lewis said police were called to the Sinclair Gas Station at 995 E St. George Boulevard Friday afternoon and encountered an intoxicated man.

An officer administered a portable breath test and informed the male subject that he was under arrest for intoxication. The intoxicated male then produced a razor knife and started to cut his own throat.

The man was ultimately transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center with injuries that did not appear to be life threatening.

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An intoxicated man was transported to the hospital after cutting his throat with a razor knife, St. George, Utah, March 1, 2013 | Photo by Dawn Watts, St. George News

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joyce Kuzmanic has been editor in chief of St. George News since 2012, having contributed as a reporter and assistant editor since the publication's inception in 2010. Before St. George News, Joyce has been a private business owner and enjoyed a long career as a paralegal in real estate, business and tax law transactions. She enjoys hospitality, thinking, reading and adventuring in the great outdoors. Joyce currently resides in St. George with her husband and her dog, Scratch.

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2 Comments

  • Preston March 1, 2013 at 10:42 pm

    Whoa. Cool..

  • Vim dizle March 1, 2013 at 11:11 pm

    Glad to see Dixie ambulance on the job, and not those other losers.

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