ZIONVILLE, N.C. -- A man has been arrested and charged after a stabbing Friday morning.

Deputies found a man with serious injuries lying on the front porch of the home on Meadow Valley Lane. They say he had 7 or 8 stab wounds to the neck, chest and lower back and was transported to Watauga Medical Center in Boone then airlifted to Johnson City Medical Center.

A short time later, deputies received a call about another stabbing. They encountered Visnu Fernandez with a small cut on his face. He was treated and released from Watauga Medical Center but was later arrested for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

He is currently being held in the Watauga County Detention Center under a $75,000 secured bond.