Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded Monday morning to a reported stabbing involving two students at a Halls High School.
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The preliminary investigation indicates that a 16-year-old male student (11th grade) stabbed a 15-year-old male student (10th grade) with a sharp object during a barbering class. (not a knife)
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The 15-year-old victim was transported by ambulance to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The 16-year-old suspect has been taken into custody and charged with Aggravated Assault.
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Due to the ages of those involved, no names or identifying information will be released. The investigation remains ongoing by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Crimes Unit.
On July 20, 1985 the burned body of Betty Joyce Brown,aka Simmons, was found in the woods at 3805 Maloney Road in South Knox County. The 29 year old Austin-East graduate had been stabbed before being burned. Ms. Brown was last seen on July 14, 1985 between midnight and 1:00am in front of the Bread Box at Magnolia Ave and Spruce Street. It is believed that Ms. Brown was offered and accepted a ride from an unknown subject. Ms. Brown’s last know address was 2737 Tarleton Ave. Initial investigation indicated that when Ms. Brown’s body was found, she had been dead approximately 1 week. Family members described Ms. Brown as being a “very sweet and loving mother.”
If you have any information please call the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit at (865)-215-3520/3590 or e-mail coldcase@knoxsheriff.org.
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