By Karen Hall

Editor

A Lewisburg man is being held without bond, charged with attempted criminal homicide. His victim was taken by air ambulance to Vanderbilt.

Scotty W. Blackwell, 33, of Bivins Road, allegedly attacked Michael R. Bass with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.

About 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, police were dispatched to St. Ann Street "in reference to a stabbing that had just occurred," according to the report by Lewisburg Police Officer Amanda Binkley.

While she was on her way to St. Ann Street, dispatch told Binkley the suspect had left in a white pickup truck.

Before Binkley got to St. Ann Street, she was diverted to 1110 Glenn Avenue, about half a mile away, where a white pickup truck had just crashed into the house.

When she got there, Binkley saw the truck, with extensive front-end damage, and a man walking away from it with his hands up.

"I recognized him as Mr. Scotty Blackwell," Binkley reported. "His clothing was soaked in blood and he had blood on his face, arms and hands." Some of the blood was Blackwell's own, since he had cuts on his lip, face, and fingers.

Meanwhile, Lewisburg Police Sgt. Chris Sawyers arrived at 1426 St. Ann Street, where he found Bass lying on the ground, covered in blood, and immediately called an ambulance. According to the Tennessee Property Database, Bass is the owner of the home.

A local source who prefers to remain anonymous said he heard Bass came out of the house bleeding and calling for help and his Hispanic neighbors called 911. This source also said he heard Blackwell knocked on Bass's door, asking for a can of gas, which Bass gave him, and then Blackwell attacked Bass with the knife for no reason.

This contrasts with what Blackwell reportedly told Binkley: "I just went over there to play the guitar and hang out and he tried to pay me to have sex with him."

Detective Cpl. Scott Braden signed a warrant for attempted criminal homicide for Blackwell and he was arrested at Marshall Medical Center and transported to jail.

Blackwell was also cited for driving on a revoked license, and for failure to provide proof of insurance. His first court date is listed as Sept. 24 in General Sessions Court.