Man stabbed another in neck during argument over gas money, police say

BURLINGTON, Iowa (KWQC) - A man is being charged after police say he stabbed a person in the neck during an argument about gas money.

Robert Britton is charged with attempted murder, a Class B felony, and willful injury, a Class C felony.

Burlington police responded about 1:30 a.m. Saturday to a person being stabbed in the neck in the 2500 block of Mt. Pleasant Street, according to a media release.

Police said a male told officers he was stabbed in the neck by Britton during an argument over gas money.

The male was taken to the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center for treatment of ‘non-life-threatening injuries.’ Police said he was later released.

Burlington Criminal Investigation Detectives, after investigation, identified Britton as the suspect. He was then taken to the Des Moines County Jail.