Cokato man arrested after stabbing household member in neck

By Shay Lelonek / Asst. News Director

COKATO TWP., Minn. – A Cokato man is in jail on second-degree assault charges after allegedly stabbing a household member and violating a previous court order of protection, deputies say.

On Monday, October 1, at approximately 9 p.m., the Wright County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a home on the east side of Cokato Lake in Cokato Township for a reported assault.

Upon arrival, officers learned that a man had been stabbed in the neck by a household member.

The suspected household member was later identified as 24-year-old Julian Hill.

Officers later managed to locate and arrest Hill.

He is currently being held in the Wright County Jail awaiting formal charges.

The victim suffered a serious neck wound and was airlifted to North Memorial Hospital.