Man armed with knife runs into woods after cutting woman, Brandon chief says
Suspect taken into custody in less than an hour
Updated: 3:29 PM CST Nov 23, 2022
What began as a domestic disturbance call led to an intense law enforcement response Wednesday in Brandon.Chief Wayne Dearman said the call came in at about 12:30 p.m. about the incident on Cherry Hill Circle. A man armed with a knife had cut a woman’s hand and was hiding under a porch with a knife. But when officers arrived, he had run off into the woods, Dearman said. Dearman said because the man had fled and they didn’t know what the situation was, they called in the Mississippi Highway Patrol helicopter and the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department. In less than an hour, the man was in custody, the chief said.Jvari Stapleton was taken in for observation, but will face charges, Dearman said. Stapleton is out on parole, has a long rap sheet and is a habitual offender, according to the chief. The cut to the woman’s hand is not life-threatening, Dearman said.
What began as a domestic disturbance call led to an intense law enforcement response Wednesday in Brandon.
Chief Wayne Dearman said the call came in at about 12:30 p.m. about the incident on Cherry Hill Circle. A man armed with a knife had cut a woman’s hand and was hiding under a porch with a knife. But when officers arrived, he had run off into the woods, Dearman said.
Dearman said because the man had fled and they didn’t know what the situation was, they called in the Mississippi Highway Patrol helicopter and the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department. In less than an hour, the man was in custody, the chief said.
Jvari Stapleton was taken in for observation, but will face charges, Dearman said. Stapleton is out on parole, has a long rap sheet and is a habitual offender, according to the chief.
The cut to the woman’s hand is not life-threatening, Dearman said.
