Arrest made in July 1 stabbing incident

By Paul Keane

The Wayne County News

A man was taken into custody Wednesday morning after an investigation

that started with a July 1 stabbing incident.

According to Waynesboro Police Department Investigations Commander Lt.

Don Hopkins, the incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 1

at a party at a residence on Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard.

Hopkins said the victim, Marcus Bell, and the suspect, Robert Samuel

Terrell, got into a verbal argument that escalated into a physical

altercation.

"Witnesses said the suspect stabbed the victim in the back three or

four times, then stabbed him in the abdomen two times," Hopkins said.

"The victim went home after the altercation and was later transported

to Wayne General Hospital.

"Once there, it was determined that the wounds were more serious than

first thought and the victim was taken to Hattiesburg to have emergency

surgery. The victim is now currently under a doctor's care at an

undisclosed location."

Hopkins said that witnesses had identified Terrell as the suspect and he

and other officers had been looking for him. Around 9 a.m. Wednesday

morning, the suspect was taken into custody and charged with aggravated

assault with a deadly weapon.

He was expected to make his initial appearance in Municipal Court no

later than Thursday.