Update from 6 p.m. Monday
Corky Asbury, the cab driver stabbed and robbed last week, is back on the job as deputies continue to search for his attacker.

Asbury survived a shooting in his taxi six years ago, as well as the stabbing that happened just last week. He said he will not live in fear and he plans to drive his cab like he always has. But he also is making a plea to the public to look closely at video of his assailant, which is available by clicking the above link.

The video was shot from the dash cam inside his cab last Wednesday morning. The customer got into the taxi at a gas station parking lot in Rome Township, Ohio, and asked to be taken to Lady Gadivas in the Barboursville, W.Va., area. Within seconds, he attacked Asbury with a knife -- cutting deep into the driver's throat. Detectives said the obvious motive was robbery -- an attack the victim will never forget.

"I still dream about it at night," Asbury said. "You don't forget the face or the feeling when someone tries to murder you twice."

Asbury is only working a few hours a day right as he continues to heal. There is a $1,000 reward offered in this case.

Update on Thursday night
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A cab driver for The Yellow Cab Company is out of the hospital. Corky Asbury was stabbed Tuesday night in Proctorville, Ohio by his customer.

The Lawrence County Sheriff's Department released video of the attack to WSAZ.com Thursday evening. The video shows Asbury telling the customer he needs a deposit up front since he didn't provide a home address. After repeating the request, the man attacks the driver and tells him to give him his money. Asbury is heard warning the suspect that the police have been notified and the camera is rolling.

The suspect is still at large.

Watch the raw video in the player in this story.

Original story
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A cabbie was attacked and not for the first time.

Corky Asbury was attacked Tuesday night after he picked up a customer in Proctorville, Ohio. He was transporting the young man to Lady Godiva's strip club in the Barboursville area when the man attacked.

According to the Yellow Cab Company in Huntington, the man jumped up from the back seat and grabbed Asbury around the neck, asking for his cash. The man took the money and ran. The cab's dash-mounted camera captured the suspect on tape and the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department is searching for him.

Asbury was attacked in the line of duty once before. In April 2002, he was shot twice in the chest during a robbery attempt. Jerome Justice, a fellow cab driver, was one of the first people on the scene. He shared his memories of that night and talks about the job in general.

Here are his taxicab confessions starting with that scary night six years ago:

"When I got to him, he was still sitting in the driver's seat, but was slumped over in the passenger's seat and the back of his seat was caked in blood. I'd never seen anyone shot before, so I started panicking. I started talking to him and told him to stay still, but he sat up anyway -- tough guy."

Justice also shared the following thoughts about Asbury being attacked for a second time in his career:

"At first, I didn't know who it was. So, I came by the cab company and found out it was him again and thought, 'You gotta be kiddin' me.' So, twice in six years. It kind of hit hard. After you've been here for a while, you get to know some of the guys and it hits home personally.

"At that time, we only had cameras that gave you the road view. It was just a test cab. After that incident, we got cameras in that had both front and rear view so you can see what's going on inside the cab and outside the cab. It makes me feel a little more comfortable. But it's like anything. A convenience store has cameras, but if they're going to rob ya, they're going to rob ya, as obviously with Corky here.

"I don't think about it. If I thought about it, I wouldn't be doing this. If you think something bad is going to happen and you sit and worry about that, then you're not going to be able to do the job properly. All you're going to think about is possibly getting hurt."

Asbury was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center where he was treated and released. The cab company owner said he's doing well. We last talked to Asbury in July 2003 after the 18-year-old who shot him was sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison. At that time, Asbury told us that
after coming back from that near death experience, everything else would be gravy.

As you heard from Justice, cab drivers encounter a lot of crazy situations. In fact, they archive much of that dash cam video. Go to the Featured Links here at WSAZ.com to see some of those videos on the Yellow Cab company's Web site.