The Dresden Police Department is investigating a stabbing incident involving a young male that occurred over the weekend in Dresden.

     According to an affidavit of complaint filed with the Weakley County General Sessions Court, at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, Dresden Investigator William T. Yates responded to 128 Clifton Street in Dresden after receiving a call that the victim, Justin Blake Mathis, had been assaulted in front of his residence.

     The investigation revealed that James Arthur Shull, 34, of 132 Griffin Street in Greenfield had allegedly assaulted Mathis by striking him in the head and upper body several times with a baseball bat. It was also alleged that Anthony Brian Adams, 27, of Oakwood Apt. #4, Greenfield, had stabbed the victim in the left side with a sharp instrument.

     Members of the Weakley County Ambulance Service also responded to the scene and provided emergency assistance to the victim, while summoning the Air Evac helicopter ambulance to transport the victim for emergency surgery for an abdominal stab wound inflicted during the incident.

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     The Martin Police Department reports that three individuals have been arrested, thus far, in connection with the burglary of Sonic Drive-In over the weekend. 

     According to a report filed by Officer Deana Brooks, at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, April 22, officers were dispatched to Sonic Drive-In at 413 North Lindell Street after an alarm had reportedly been set off at that location.

Upon their arrival at the scene, officers found no audible alarm activated, but upon checking the back door, the audible alarm was activated after less than one-minute response time to receiving the call. Officers did not find any signs of forced entry and had to make contact with management to make sure that a burglary had occurred.

     Everything appeared to be in workable condition with the cash drawer being open. However, upon speaking with the restaurant’s manager, it was determined that there should have been at least $450.27 in the drawer. The investigation revealed that $362.50 was missing from the cash drawer, with $87 being left in the money-changer.

     At this stage of the investigation, Inv. Thomas D. Erin and Martin Police Chief David Moore were notified.

     The manager stated that Jeremy Cotton had closed the restaurant that evening and Cotton was contacted at 3:45 a.m.

     Management also told police that an employee by the name of Chris W. Leyhue, of 11741 Hwy. 22, Martin, who had not been to work all week, had been told that it was a possibility he would be terminated. Additionally, contact was made with Crystal Huggins, girlfriend of Chris Leyhue.

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     The Martin Police Department is investigating a report of credit card fraud, after being contacted by the Wal-Mart store in Martin concerning the illegal purchase of goods by an individual using someone else’s credit card number. The information was fraudulently obtained from a victim with a Canadian address.

     According to a report filed by Officer James R. Hatler, an associate at Wal-Mart in Martin, located at 134 Courtwright Road, stated that at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, someone conducted a transaction on a Visa credit card for the purchase of two Sanyo televisions and two $500 Wal-Mart gift cards. The complainant advised one television is a Sanyo 32-inch high definition TV valued at $696 and the other television is a Sanyo 26-inch high definition TV valued at $598, which together total $1420.17. The complainant advised the total amount for all the purchased merchandise amounted to $2420.17.

     The complainant also stated that at approximately 9:30 a.m. on April 12, he received notification from the Royal Bank of Canada that the bank had notified the authorized cardholder of transactions and the cardholder stated the transactions were not authorized.

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