At 9:21 p.m. Monday, Paris police were called to a stabbing victim in the 800 block of 12th Street NE. A 32-year-old man reported he had been stabbed while in the 1200 block of Tudor Street. The investigation led to the arrest of Matthew Eugene Smith, 35, of Paris.
Smith was charged with aggraved assault with a deadly weapon. The victim was transported to Paris Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Paris woman jailed after assault complaint
Police responded to a disturbance in the 2500 block of Lamar Avenue at 10:04 p.m. Monday. The complainant reported she had been assaulted by her girlfriend during an argument over a set of car keys and a cellphone. The complainant said that during the assault, she had been choked by her girlfriend.
57-year-old Brian Pillow was flown to a regional hospital with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 64 in Wayne County last night. State police say the driver’s side steer tire blew out on his 2021 Freightliner semi, causing him to lose control, leave the roadway, enter a median, and strike a group of trees.
35-year-old Grayville resident Zachary D. Powell was sentenced yesterday in Wayne County Circuit Court. He pleaded guilty to a count of possession of less than five grams of meth, a Class 3 felony. Powell was sentenced to two years probation, time served in jail, and 40 hours of public service work, and he was also ordered to pay fines and court costs.