TUPELO – A Tupelo man has been charged with aggravated assault after police say a victim was stabbed while standing in line at a West Main Street business.
According to the Tupelo Police Department, officers responded Sept. 10 to the emergency room at North Mississippi Medical Center after receiving a report of an assault.
The victim told officers they had been stabbed while standing in line at Blue-Sky, located at 4004 West Main Street.
Police then responded to the scene, where officers gathered evidence and obtained a description of the suspect.
A short time later, officers located a man believed to be involved and took him into custody.
After further investigation, 25-year-old Wiltavion L. Finley of Tupelo was charged Sept. 11 with one count of aggravated assault.
Tupelo Municipal Court Judge Jay Weir ordered Finley to be held without bond.
The charge will be presented to a Lee County grand jury.
Finley is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
