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Man charged with attempted murder in bar stabbing
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ A 38-year-old man has been charged with stabbing two men during a dispute at a Fargo bar last weekend.

Jason Pederson is charged in Cass County District Court with two counts of attempted murder. He faces a maximum penalty of four years in prison on each charge.

Police say officers responding to the call at Speck's Bar found one man bleeding from the face and another man cut in the next area. Pederson fled in his vehicle but was stopped by an officer a few blocks from the bar.

Fargo Police Lt. Joel Vettel says that victims and witnesses identified Pederson as the assailant, and alcohol was a factor.