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The defendant faces a fourth-degree felony count of aggravated assault.
The defendant’s preliminary hearing is set for the morning of May 12 in Farmington Magistrate Court.
FARMINGTON A Shiprock man is accused of lunging at a Farmington Salvation Army employee with a knife after trying to get a snack from the nonprofit organization.
Melford Russell, 49, is accused of assaulting an employee of the Salvation Army thrift store at 316 W. Animas St. around 1:22 p.m. on April 26, according to court documents.
He faces a fourth-degree felony count of aggravated assault and did not have legal representation on the morning of May 5.