Fri Nov 20 2009
A Shelbyville man has pleaded not guilty to a charge that he murdered a Frankfort man during an altercation.
Melvin Hawkins, 35, was arraigned in Shelby District Court on Tuesday and is accused of stabbing Rickey Wright, 46, of 2127 Mink Run Road.
According to the Shelbyville police, Hawkins and Wright argued and fought Friday at Hawkins’ Lynne Acres apartment.
Hawkins stabbed Wright in the chest with a knife, police reported. Wright was pronounced dead at the University of Louisville medical center.
Hawkins is being held at the Shelby County Detention Center on a $500,000 full cash bond. He’s scheduled to appear in Shelby District Court at 2 p.m. on Nov. 12.
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Posted by ema November 7, 2009
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Ouch!!
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Posted by wonderwoman59 November 6, 2009
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Yeah right, Oh man I am going to take a butchers knife and stab you in your heart, then I will call it an Accident. They will buy it.
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Posted by Man O Steel November 5, 2009
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It was an accident!!!
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