ROGERSVILLE — Rogersville police are still investigating the stabbing of a 27-year-old man that occurred early Sunday morning at “The Cades” apartments, but as of Monday no arrests had been made.
Rogersville Police Department Chief Doug Nelson said witnesses indicated that the stabbing victim was the aggressor and entered the apartment of the man who allegedly did the stabbing.
Alcohol and drug use is believed to have fueled the confrontation leading to the stabbing, police said.
Nelson said the stabber, who resides in the apartment where the stabbing occurred, is cooperating with police.
Police requested that no names be used by the media while the investigation is ongoing.
Around 4 a.m. Sunday, the RPD was called to a stabbing complaint at The Cades, 2300 E. Main St., where they reportedly found the victim lying in the grass beside the roadway.
Police said the victim had suffered a cut to his abdomen and part of his intestines was hanging out.
The victim, who doesn’t live at The Cades, told police he’d gotten into an argument about his girlfriend with another male who resides at The Cades over “the other male giving her drugs and trying to take advantage of her.”
The resident and the girlfriend told police they were both attacked by the man who was stabbed.
The male who resides at The Cades stated he was in his apartment with the victim and victim’s girlfriend when the argument occurred.
“(The resident) stated he was in his bedroom when he heard (the victim) and (the girlfriend) fussing in the kitchen,” RPD Detective Joey Maddox said in a report. “When he got up he observed (the victim) strike (the girlfriend) several times, and at that point he told (the victim) he had to leave.”
At that point the victim reportedly gathered some belongings and started to leave, but suddenly dropped his belongings at the doorway, picked up a chair, and swung it at the resident.
“(The resident) stated he ducked to the left and stuck (the victim) in the gut with a knife he had in his hand,” Maddox stated in his report.
Maddox said in his report that when he interviewed the girlfriend she gave an identical account of the circumstances leading to the stabbing.
Maddox added that he observed a knot on the girlfriend’s head and swelling to her jaw, which was attributed to the victim beating her in the kitchen.
The victim was transported via Hawkins EMS to Holston Valley Medical Center, where he was listed in serious but stable condition following surgery.
Nelson said the victim was probably going to be interviewed some time Monday at the hospital.