The Des Moines Register just reported the following:
Clive police reported Mickeal Gordon Thomson, 41, of Clive and Andrew John Thomson, 35, of West Des Moines were fighting and armed with knives in the front yard of a home in the 1900 block of Northwest 129th Street about 4:25 a.m., according to a news release.
At first the brothers were fighting inside the home, but moved outside after it got physical.
Cops arrived to find both Mick and his brother Andrew drunk with "serious but not life-threatening" stab wounds, with Mick being stabbed in the back of the head. No word on what exactly the two were fighting about but both were rushed to a local hospital to treat the wounds.
No charges have been pressed at this time. We'll keep you posted on more developments.
Update: Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has addressed the situation on Twitter:
In regards to the story about Mick, I'm doing the best I can to find out if he's alright. I'll get back to you later.
— Corey Taylor (@CoreyTaylorRock) March 11, 2015
Mick Update: from what I've heard he's okay. We're sendig him all your thoughts. Thank you for that.
— Corey Taylor (@CoreyTaylorRock) March 11, 2015
Slipknot just completed a round of overseas dates and are on break until their summer tour with Lamb of God. Dates available here.
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