Police investigate stabbing at East Tennessee nursing home
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Updated: 3:11 PM May 29, 2008
Police investigate stabbing at East Tennessee nursing home
A Loudon County man working in a Sweetwater nursing home was stabbed Thursday morning as he carried trash to a dumpster.
Posted: 1:59 PM May 29, 2008
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James R. McCulloch (Photo Courtesy: Monroe County Sheriff's Office)
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SWEETWATER, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A Loudon County man working in a Sweetwater nursing home was stabbed Thursday morning as he carried trash to a dumpster.

The Sweetwater Police Department says says James Justin, 39, of Loudon County, and James R. McCulloch, 30, of Sweetwater, were involved in a dispute over a female.

Police say McCulloch had repeatedly entered Wood Nursing Home Thursday morning looking for Justin.

Witnesses told police that McCulloch jumped out of a car and attacked Justin around 9:45 a.m. as Justin was carrying trash to a dumpster.

McCulluch was arrested at his mother's house and charged with Aggravated Assault. He's being held without bond.

Justin was taken to UT Medical Center where he's been treated and released.

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