Knoxville Police say an on-going dispute led to one man throwing a rock through a man’s car window then stabbed him Thursday night, Jan. 10.

According to KPD Sgt. John Coward, at approximately 10:34 p.m. officers were dispatched to a stabbing call in the parking lot of 4860 N. Broadway.

Officers arrived on scene and located a white male victim  identified as Joshua Barnebey, 33, of Knoxville.

Barnebey reportedly told officers that he was driving through the parking lot and a white male suspect he identified threw a rock and hit his vehicle. The victim told officers that he got out of his car to confront the suspect and wound up in a fight with the suspect.

The victim received two small stab wounds on the left side of his back. The victim went to Saint Mary’s/ Physicians Regional Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

KPD Public Information Officer Darrell DeBusk said, Friday, “The victim and the suspect are acquaintances and have apparently been involved in an on-going argument.  The victim drove himself to a local hospital where he was released after receiving treatment for two minor cuts.  The victim was less than cooperative with officers and was uncertain if he would prosecute.”

Wes Hall
W.Hall@theknoxvillejournal.com