Deputy shoots man brandishing a butcher knife

ILA - A Madison County sheriff&#39;s deputy was placed on leave Friday after he shot and wounded a man who brandished a butcher knife at his estranged wife. <br> <br> County authorities went to a rural home late Thursday after reports that 42-year-old Mark Rice was threatening the woman with the knife. <br> <br> Rice reportedly lunged at the deputy, who shot him in the upper leg. The deputy -- who was not hurt -- was placed on routine leave. He was not identified. <br> <br> Sheriff Clayton Lowe says Rice, who also suffered a self-inflicted knife wound to his throat, is expected to recover. When he gets out of the hospital, Rice will face several assault and stalking charges.

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