Tupelo police arrested Wiltavion L. Finley, 25, of Tupelo, after a person reported being stabbed while standing in line at Blue-Sky, according to the Tupelo Police Department.
Officers responded to the North Mississippi Medical Center Emergency Room on South Gloster Street regarding an assault. The victim told officers they had been stabbed at 4004 West Main Street. Officers went to the reported crime scene, gathered evidence and obtained a suspect description before locating and taking the suspect into custody, police said.
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After further investigation, Finley was charged with one count of aggravated assault. Tupelo Municipal Court Judge Weir ordered him held without bond.
The charges will be presented to the Lee County Grand Jury.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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