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An arrest has been made in a stabbing that injured two women early Sunday morning. 20-year-old Jala Benton has been arrested and charged with felonious assault.

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The crash happened just after 11:30 a.m. Monday morning, at the intersection of Woodlawn Avenue and High Street. Officers say a yellow SUV traveling on High Street ran the stop sign and was hit by a vehicle traveling south on Woodlawn. The SUV flipped on its side, the driver at fault was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and was cited for the crash. 

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Detectives identified Earnest Fair as the suspect and police took him into custody Friday morning without an incident. He is charged with felonious assault and was arraigned Friday afternoon and is being held on a $200,000 bond and ordered to stay away from the victim and the hotel. Investigators say he allegedly stabbed 58-year-old Percy Huffman several times at the hotel. Huffman was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.