One month after he tried to kill himself a Ruth man is in the White County Jail facing the attempted murder charge of a 14 year old girl.
Earl E. Columbus, 18, is being held on a $250,000 bond for the October 3rd attack on a 14 year old girl also of Ruth.
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According to White Pine Sheriff Captain, the girls family had recently moved to Ruth from Phoenix, Arizona and Columbus also from the Phoenix area followed them.
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According to the Sheriff’s report of that night deputies were call a little after midnight on October 3rd having received a report of a individual who had broken into a residence in Ruth and had stabbed one of the occupants.
Officers reported that when they arrived on scene the suspect in the incident had fled the area. Inside the residence they located a female juvenile age fourteen who had received a stab wound to her chest area and a cut on her hand. She was transported to E.R. by ambulance and was later life flighted to Las Vegas. Officers located the suspect involved and identified him as Earl E. Columbus age eighteen of Ruth. Officers reported that when they confronted Columbus he was still armed with the knife. When officers gave Columbus commands to drop the knife he repeatedly stabbed himself in the stomach area. An officer used his Taser to subdue Columbus. He was then detained and transported to E.R. by ambulance. He was life flighted to Salt lake City and after recovering from his wounds was extradited back to Ely.
