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A suspect has now been charged following a late Monday afternoon stabbing in Newton County. It occurred in the 6000 block of County Road 3068, between the Bleakwood and Trout Creek Communities. Sheriff Robert Burby said deputies arrived to find the victim, Paul Ceaser, 44, with numerous lacerations to his head and upper body. He was rushed by ambulance to a Beaumont hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, Burby said the suspect, Bryan Shoulders, 36, was found and arrested at his home nearby.