A 61-year-old man from Columbia was stabbed and killed Saturday night in Polk County.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Department says they responded to a stabbing at 895 250th Avenue in Bone Lake Township in rural Luck.

Deputies found 61-year-old Stephen Dahlstrom of Bogota, Columbia dead in the garage. The department says they found he had suffered severe blunt force trauma and at least one fatal stab wound.

"It was very apparent he was deceased from his injuries. He had suffered a stab wound to the chest the knife was still present in his chest and there was a considerable amount of blunt force trauma around his head area," says Sheriff Timothy Moore.

Sixty-two-year-old Wayne Rouillard is the only person who lives at that address; he was first taken to the Amery hospital and then taken into custody and booked on a homicide charge at the Polk County Jail.

"We received a call from a third party, Rouillard called somebody and asked them to come over to the residence. He stated there had been a fight and said Steve was stabbed," says Sheriff Moore.

Moore says it appears Rouillard and Dahlstrom were friends and had known each other for several years before Saturday nights stabbing. The department says the two met when Dahlstrom was living in the Edina, MN area.

The Sheriff did say alcohol was present but is not sure if it was a factor yet. He says Rouillard did give an initial statement but has since said he will not talk with out a lawyer.

On Monday an autopsy will be performed at the Midwest Medical Examiners Office in Anoka, MN to determine the official cause of death.

The incident remains under investigation by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Polk County Medical Examiners Office.