FAYETTE COUNTY, IL — A 19-year-old Vandalia man is in the Fayette County Jail following his arrest Sunday in connection with the stabbing of another man earlier that morning.

Van W. Klaus was arrested following his release from the Fayette County Hospital where he had been treated for minor injuries. He was booked into the county jail for alleged attempted murder.

Vandalia police had responded just after midnight Sunday to a report of a stabbing in the 400 block of Gallatin Street where they found a 26-year-old man lying in the street and suffering from multiple stab wounds.

The victim was transported to the Fayette County Hospital before being transported to another medical facility for treatment.

Officers quickly established Klaus as a suspect and took him into custody following his release from the hospital. The case remains under investigation.