Man Charged With Aggravated Assault In Connection With Hiram Stabbing: Paulding Sheriff

HIRAM, GA — A Paulding County man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a stabbing that left another man hospitalized and in critical condition, according to the Paulding County Sheriff's Office.

At 3:41 a.m. Tuesday, Paulding Sheriff's deputies responded to a call from a homeowner on Hiram Sudie Road referencing a stabbing. They found the victim, 36-year-old Ryan Thompson, on the ground with multiple stab wounds across his body, the sheriff's office said.

Thompson was taken to an Atlanta area hospital in critical condition. The person who reported the stabbing, who was one of Thompson's neighbors, said Thompson ran to the neighbor's home to get away from the suspect — later identified as 29-year-old Dylan "DJ" Hill — who then fled the scene.

"Although the investigation is still in its infancy, detectives believe the victim and the suspect engaged in some type of altercation prior to the victim being stabbed," the sheriff's office said in a news release.

Detectives arrested Hill during a traffic stop in the area of Hart Road and Villa Rica Highway just before noon Tuesday. He is charged with aggravated assault, a felony, and is being held in the Paulding County jail without bond.

Thompson is still listed in critical condition at the hospital as of late Tuesday night.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Paulding County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division tip line at 770-443-3047 or send a tip via the Paulding Sheriff mobile app.