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| ASU student stabbed, suspect in
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Philip D. Brown
Police Beat
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One suspect is in
custody, while another is still being pursued, on felony assault
charges following the March 4 stabbing of a 21-year-old Appalachian
State University student.
The lead investigator in the case, Capt. William Greene of the Town
of Boone Police Department, declined further comment following three
separate press releases from the department.
Julius Laure Pickett, 21, became involved in an altercation with
a pedestrian while driving on Charlotte Ann Lane in Boone. What
began as an argument resulted in Pickett being stabbed in the neck,
investigators with the Town of Boone Police Department said.
Kenneth Bryan Taylor, 22, Boone, is charged with one count of assault
with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. After turning himself
in, he was placed under a $10,000 bond by the Watauga County magistrate
and scheduled to appear in Watauga County District Court.
The second suspect, Paul Fewell Motten, 21, Boone, is charged with
accessory after the fact to assault with a deadly weapon inflicting
serious injury. Motten, however, has yet to be arrested because
police have not discovered his whereabouts.
According to police reports, Pickett was driving his girlfriend’s
vehicle, giving her a ride back to her residence hall room. One
of the suspects was standing in the travel lane of the road and
struck the outside mirror of the car.
Pickett then stopped the car and became engaged in a verbal dispute
with one of the perpetrators. According to reports, another perpetrator
then entered the fray and the argument escalated into a physical
confrontation.
Pickett was transported to Watauga County Medical Center where he
underwent emergency surgery to treat the wound.
He has since been released and is reported to be in good condition.
Motten, who remains on the run, is described as a 6-foot tall white
male with a medium build and possibly blue eyes. At the time of
the assault he was reported to be wearing a rastafari-style hat
and a camouflage hat.
Anyone with information pertaining to the whereabouts of this individual
is encouraged to contact Watauga County Crimestoppers at 262-4555
or the Boone Police Department at 262-4500. A reward may be offered. |
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