KRS 508.010: Assault in the first degree.

(1) A person is guilty of assault in the first degree when:

(a) He intentionally causes serious physical injury to another person by means of

a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument; or

(b) Under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human

life he wantonly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to

another and thereby causes serious physical injury to another person.

(2) Assault in the first degree is a Class B felony.