Man Charged In Stabbing Outside Bar

Suspect Remains In Jail In Lieu Of $500,000 Bond

A 22-year-old Sulphur man, Kelly James Fisher Johnson, was charged last week with assault and battery with a deadly weapon following a stabbing outside a local bar, according to a Sulphur Police Department incident report and charging documents.

Sulphur officer Dustin Moore, writing in the incident report, said police were dispatched to the Backyard Bar at 615 E. 4th on Saturday, Aug. 23 for an alleged stabbing with several witnesses identifying Johnson as the suspect.