Salina Police arrested two men Monday for allegedly assisting a man wanted by authorities for stabbing two men during a disturbance early Sunday morning.

Captain Mike Sweeney said 30-year-old Dominic Aita of Salina, and 25-year-old Adam Spaney of Gypsum were booked into the Saline County Jail on requested charges of aiding a felon 34-year-old John J. Brown, who was being sought for stabbing 30-year-old Joseph Mullen and 25-year-old Sheldon Freeman at 212 S. Penn at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

Mullen was stabbed in the hand and Freeman in the torso. Both were taken to Salina Regional Health Center for treatment of their wounds.

Brown was taken into custody Monday afternoon at a home in southeast Saline County. Brown was arrested on a warrant charging him with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery.

Brown was considered armed and dangerous, and taken into custody by the Salina Police SWAT team with assistance from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office and Kansas Highway Patrol.