Event Brief
Claiborne County stabbing leads to attempted murder charge
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: A reported stabbing of a 52-year-old man occurred shortly after midnight at Catdaddy’s gas station on Broad Street in Tazewell. Tazewell Police and the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department responded; the victim was taken to Covenant Hospital and then flown to UT Medical Center in Knoxville. Police Chief Jeremy Myers says 41-year-old Billy J Walton was booked into the Claiborne County Jail and charged with attempted first-degree murder.
WHO: Billy J Walton (41) and a 52-year-old stabbing victim; Tazewell Police Department and Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department
WHAT: A stabbing at Catdaddy’s gas station; one arrest and an attempted first-degree murder charge
WHEN: Aug 23, 2026 at 10:16 AM ET
WHERE: Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee
WHY: A disagreement between the two men was cited by an eyewitness as the reason for the attack.
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