SUBJECT: Aggravated Assault DATE: 5/31/2018 TIME: 4:20 a.m.
PREPARED BY: Officer Alex Garrison APPROVED BY :Sgt. Tim Parker
On 5/30/2018, officers of the Johnson City Police Department arrested James Blackburn (1110 High St., Johnson City, TN; 34 years old) and charged him aggravated assault.
At approximately 1:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Johnson City Medical Center in reference to a stabbing that had occurred in the area of S. Roan St. and Plymouth Dr. Simultaneously, officers were also dispatched to a suspicious person, later identified as Blackburn, covered in blood around S. Roan St. and Bonita Dr. During the investigation, it was found that Blackburn had stabbed the juvenile victim multiple times during an altercation.
Blackburn was transported to Washington County Detention Center, where he was held on a $50,000 bond. Arraignment was set for 1:30 p.m. on 5/31/2018 in Washington County General Sessions Court.