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Atmore Stabbing, Finger Amputation Under Investigation
June 4, 2014
A weekend stabbing is under investigation in Atmore.
The Atmore Police Department said Tuesday that they responded to a fight at the North Main Trailer Park at 1106 North Main. They found 50-year old Ronnie Thomas of Atmore with a cut to his face and stab wound to his upper chest, and 45-year old Willie Banks of Frisco City had an amputated finger. The men had, officers said, been involved in an altercation.
Thomas and Banks were transported to Atmore Community Hospital by Atmore Ambulance. Thomas was later airlifted to USA Medical Center in Mobile where he was treated and later released. Banks was treated and released from Atmore Community Hospital with no other injuries.
Witnesses told investigators that Thomas and Banks got into an argument which escalated into a fight and the stabbing.
Atmore Police are continuing to investigate the incident. Anyone with information on the stabbing is asked to call Atmore Police Department Investigator Walden at (251) 368-9141.
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