Roanoke Rapids Police Chief Jeff Hinton said Tommy Lee Conyers also faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.
The assault occurred Saturday morning around 2:45 at 164 Collins Avenue.
Hinton said it is not clear what the dispute that led to the stabbing was about. He also said it is not clear how the 23-year-old victim is doing.
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