Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Sparta man has been arrested in Knoxville after stabbing another man six times last month.
According to arrest records, 33-year-old Ajani Toure Michael was taken into custody and charged with especially aggravated robbery in connection to the stabbing of a man near Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM) at 418 N. Broadway.
A police report indicates officers responded to KARM on February 24 to find the victim lying inside the building’s front door. A security officer reportedly told police the man had been banging on the front door, claiming to have been stabbed.
The victim reportedly told police he had been walking under a nearby bridge when someone stabbed him and stole his phone.
He was taken to UT Medical Center for treatment of stab wounds to the shoulder, back and neck.