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A Corbin man accused of stabbing another man in May was indicted Friday on one count of first-degree assault.
Thirty-five-year-old Preston Messer is accused of stabbing Justin Wilburn seven times with a large bladed weapon on May 27.
Kentucky State Police were called to the scene in Gray in response to a complaint that an individual had been stabbed.
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