Patient at addiction recovery center arrested for attempted murder, police say

SALT LAKE CITY — Police arrested a patient at an addiction recovery center in Wasatch County after officers say he stabbed another patient on Wednesday.

According to an affidavit, an officer with the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office reviewed footage that showed a voluntary patient, Hunter Ryan Kluser, stab a patient at the center.

“The video depicts (Kluser) aggressively swinging the knife repeatedly at the victim’s neck even after the victim slumps over to protect himself,” the affidavit stated. “(Kluser)

appears to make contact with this victim’s neck at least six times.”

According to police, Kluser was unprovoked when he came up behind the patient who was stabbed, and “starts swinging a knife at the victim’s neck.”

The patient who was stabbed was transported to the hospital and is expected to survive their injuries, the affidavit stated.

Police said Kluser was charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, a second-degree felony, when he was arrested.

This story is breaking and may be updated as more information becomes available.

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