A Butler County sheriff’s deputy was taken to the hospital after officials said he was stabbed in the back while responding to a call in Madison Township.
Sheriff Richard Jones said Deputy Mike Farthing responded to the 7000 block of Myers Road at around 12:45 p.m. Thursday for a reported vehicle fire. When he arrived, officials said the vehicle was “fully engulfed in flames.”
While helping with traffic control, officials said 41-year-old Phillip Lovely, who lives near the location, approached Farthing from behind and stabbed him in the back…