Teen in Custody After Stabbing
Posted/updated on: May 30, 2011 at 7:44 am
TATUM — An early Saturday stabbing near Tatum left one man injured and a teenager in custody. Deputies responded around 3:30 to a location on Rusk County Road 2174 on an assault call, when they found the victim, a 22-year-old Tatum man, with stab wounds to the back. The victim was transported to a local hospital and underwent surgery for his injuries.
Less than five hours later, a 19-year-old Tatum man was located and arrested in Gregg County and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The suspect remained in the Rusk County Jail on Saturday afternoon.
