A man stabbed at the haunted house after a friend handed him a knife

A group of friends knew they would fear panic when they planned to go to the Nashville Nightmare Haunted House. However, they did not know that the night would end with one of them in a convalescent hospital bed.

Last Friday, James "Jay" Yochim and three of his friends clashed in the terrifying attraction of Madison, Tennessee, which consists of four separate haunted houses, an escape room, carnival games and food vendors.

"Halloween is, ask one of my friends, my favorite time of year," Yochim said. The tennessee. "I'm doing everything to decorate. I watch a horror movie every day. I am really excited to go to haunted houses. "

After exploring the haunted house, Yochim and his group met a man who, in their opinion, was an employee dressed in character while the attraction was filled with staff dressed in scary costumes. Yochim explained to The tennessee The man then handed a knife to his friend Tawnya Greenfield and told him to stab Yochim.

As Yochim and his friends were "pursued by chainsaws, holding other weapons, all kinds of things all night, and all was wrong," Greenfield took the knife and took it stabbed thinking that it was also an accessory.

The Nashville Metropolitan Police said, according to Fox 17, that Greenfield had told the authorities that she had answered "ha ha hacha," sincerely believing that all this was part of the attraction. However, she quickly realized that it was not a joke.

Yochim's arm "gushed out of blood like a horror outing," Greenfield told Fox 17. The outlet also reported that there was blood on the knife and a hole in Yochim's shirt.

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Yochim was immediately taken to Skyline Hospital where he was treated for his injuries. He and his friends have all explained the same story to the authorities.

Fortunately, the knife did not touch the main arteries, but it required nine stitches, according to The tennessee.

Yochim said that the man had apologized saying, "I did not know that my knife was so sharp."

Nashville Nightmare did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request, but told Fox 17 and The tennessee in fact, the suspect may have been an employee because it is forbidden for participants to bring weapons to the interior.

"We are still confirming the facts, but I can tell you that on Friday night, a man of confidence was injured by a friend in front of Nashville Nightmare House. Our medical staff intervened immediately and the injured party was rushed to the hospital where we think he was treated and released, "said a spokesman for Nashville Nightmare Haunted House in a statement.

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"We have robust security protocols in place, including metal detectors and on-site medical and security personnel," the statement said.

"While we continue to review the information, we believe that one employee was involved in one way or another and he was put on leave until we could determine his involvement. We review all our security protocols with all our staff, because the safety of all our customers is always our main concern. We have not been contacted by the police, but we will cooperate fully with any official investigation. "

according to The tennessee, no charges have been filed yet. Fox 17 indicates that the Nashville Metropolitan Police are no longer investigating this incident because it was decided to stab by accident.