CACHE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) -- A man is facing multiple felony charges, including attempted murder, after allegedly stabbing a woman in the back as she tried to escape an apartment, according to the Cache County Attorney's Office.

Jay Dalton Jones, 20, was charged in Cache County on Friday with aggravated kidnapping (first-degree felony), attempted homicide (first-degree felony), two counts of aggravated assault (third-degree felony), and assault (class-B misdemeanor).

According to North Park Police, Jones had an argument with a woman and struck her on the side of her face. The argument continued, and at one point, Jones "briefly strangled [her] with his arms around her neck," arrest documents state.

The fight escalated and Jones retrieved a large knife, police said. He allegedly told the

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