A Paducah man has been charged in the fatal stabbing of another Tuesday.
Around 11:30am Tuesday, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Poole Road south of Paducah for a reported stabbing. They located Jerry Staten, 28, of Paducah on the side of the roadway with a single stab wound to his chest. He died of his injuries while being transported to Lourdes Hospital.
In the ensuing investigation, 27-year-old Robert Lambert was questioned by detectives and admitted to the stabbing.
The Commonwealth’s Attorney brought down a murder charge against Lambert.
He is being lodged in the McCracken County Jail.