posted April 24, 2006
Chattanooga Major Crimes detectives have charged Dathan "Dookie Butt" Mitchell in the stabbing of Jeramie Johnson on Saturday.
Police said the stabbing occurred around 10 p.m.
Officers were dispatched to 2718 4th Avenue where they discovered the 19-year-old victim lying on the ground with a stab wound to his right side.
He was taken to Erlanger Medical Center by Hamilton County Ambulance and underwent emergency surgery.
He is now listed in stable condition.
Major Crimes detectives later determined that the stabbing occurred on the parking lot of the Discount Food Mart located at 2413 4th Ave.
They said the victim ran from the convenience store before collapsing at the residence at 2718 4th Ave.
Witnesses and the victim identified Mitchell, 19, as the suspect who committed the stabbing.
Mitchell is charged with one count of attempted first degree murder and one count of aggravated assault.
The suspect has not been arrested at this time.
The motive for the stabbing is still under investigation.
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