The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a man early Wednesday morning, December 17, 2025, for seriously injuring another man with a knife at a Winter Haven bar.

33-year old Tylor Scott Hartzog of Winter Haven was booked-in at the Sheriff's Processing Center and charged with Attempted 2nd Degree Murder with a Weapon (F1) and Improper Exhibition of a Dangerous Weapon (M1).

Deputies were dispatched to the Tuff Luck Saloon at 2390 Avenue G NW in Winter Haven at around 1:00 am, after a stabbing was reported there.

Upon their arrival, deputies found the adult male victim bleeding profusely from lacerations to his abdomen, wrist, head, and nose. The victim's nose was also broken.

Hartzog was taken into custody at the scene, and deputies recovered a Ka-Bar style military knife with an 8" blade that was used in the attack.

Hartzog claimed he acted out of self-defense, but evidence and witness statements led detectives to conclude that his actions were criminal.