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Man who stabbed 3 while on LSD gets 3 years in prison

Adam Scott Presley

Credit: Athens Banner-Herald

Credit: Athens Banner-Herald

Adam Scott Presley
By Steve Burns
Jan 11, 2018

A man who stabbed three people while under the influence of LSD has received a three-year prison term.

Adam Scott Presley, 22, stabbed a friend, the friend’s brother and grandmother around midnight in the victims’ Athens home in April, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.

He was arrested soon after when he was found naked and bleeding inside a Walmart.

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Officers used Tasers on Presley to try to subdue him and eventually had to gain control of him physically, according to the newspaper.

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Presley pleaded guilty Jan. 5 to all 10 counts of an indictment and will be on probation for 10 years after his prison term ends, officials said.

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