HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 34-year-old man jailed early New Year’s Day after he allegedly stabbed a man to death was scheduled for court today, but we learned Monday he actually appeared as part of an emergency hearing last Thursday.
Kevin Wayne Ginn Jr. allegedly stabbed 24-year-old Deshamus Diron Lucky during a large disturbance just after 2 a.m. in the area of 8th & Madison.
Charges include voluntary manslaughter for the killing, which the state alleged the crime occurred after a sudden quarrel. He is also charged with aggravated battery for allegedly striking Mark E. Morgan Jr.
It started at the Grand Slam Sports Bar where Ginn may have been struck by the victim of the stabbing. The victim then left that bar and went to another. Ginn then showed up at that bar upset, so the victim then left there and went to the party in the 300 block of West 8th.
That’s when the suspect showed up and got into an altercation with Morgan. He was apparently cut with the knife as well. Lucky was stabbed during that altercation in his upper chest and collapsed on a porch. He was transported by Reno County EMS to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center where he later died from his wound.
The hearing was called because he refused to give a blood sample. Apparently while being arrested, an officer got blood on him, so they wanted Ginn tested to make sure he isn’t infected with something such as HIV.
He remains jailed on a $50,000 bond and the case now moves to a waiver-status docket in the coming weeks.