WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. -- The Pasco County Sheriff's Office has issued a warrant for 26-year-old Blake Butler for attempted homicide.
- Man wanted for attempted homicide
- Blake Butler accused of stabbing man
- Cody Reilly in critical condition
Butler is accused of stabbing 22-year-old Cody Reilly Monday evening outside 6410 Buckhead Court in Wesley Chapel. Reilly was found with multiple stab wounds.
Investigators said Butler created a fake Facebook account and began talking with Reilly, who thought Butler was a woman. The two agreed to meet up and when Reilly arrived at the residence, he said he was jumped from behind as he got out of his vehicle and was stabbed at least 15 times by an unknown man.
Reilly was transported to a hospital in Tampa in critical condition.
Authorities said Butler has violent tendencies and has supposedly shaven his head and face since the incident. He is known to frequent different locations in Tampa.
Anyone with information on Bulter's whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.