Man arrested for stabbing neighbor over lawn chair dispute in Napoleonville – KQKI News

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Napoleonville, LA – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon announced the arrest of 60-year-old Anthony James Ewell following a violent incident Tuesday. Ewell allegedly stabbed his neighbor in the neck during a dispute over a lawn chair.

According to authorities, officers responded to a residence in the 300 block of LA 400 after receiving reports of a stabbing. Upon arrival, they found a victim who had been attacked in the neck. The victim told officers that he and Ewell had been arguing over a lawn chair earlier in the day. During the argument, Ewell reportedly threatened to kill the victim.

Although they went their separate ways, the conflict escalated later that day. As the victim was returning from a local store, Ewell allegedly ran up from behind and stabbed him in the neck.

Officers observed physical injuries on the victim, which corroborated the statements of those involved. After an investigation, Ewell was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on a charge of second-degree aggravated assault.

Additionally, it was discovered that Ewell had multiple warrants out of Assumption Parish for failure to appear on DUI charges, tailgating, driver’s license suspension, and resisting an officer. His bail for the failure to appear charges was set at $1,379.00.

The victim was treated for his injuries at a local hospital. Ewell remains in jail pending a bail hearing on the assault charge.