HAYS -A 31 year-old Salina man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that occurred at a Hays nightclub last weekend.

According to a press release from the Hays Police Department, Trevar Lamont Johnson, 31, Salina, was arrested on Thursday, April 23 on suspicion of Attempted Murder in the 2nd Degree, Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute within 1000 feet of a School, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon by a Felon.

On Saturday, April 19 at 12:57 a.m., the Hays Police Department was dispatched to the alley behind The HOME Party Club, 229 West 10th, on a report of a stabbing.

When officers arrived they found a 20 year-old man had been stabbed in the chest.

Officers determined the incident occurred during a brief altercation inside the nightclub.

The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment of his injuries.

Johnson is currently being held in the Ellis County Jail.