Crossville police and medics responded last night to a gas station on Genesis Road for a stabbing. The report states 29-year-old Michael Adam Howard of Crossville got a ride with 31-year-old Brandon Scott McDonald and another male. Howard claimed McDonald made a movement toward him armed with a bat while in the vehicle. Howard then reportedly brandished a knife and stabbed McDonald. Howard then got out of the vehicle and ran into the store. Howard was charged with aggravated assault. McDonald was able to tell police he was stabbed for no reason. McDonald was transported to U.T. Medical Center for treatment of injuries. Officers seized two bats located in the vehicle with one having dried blood on the handle.

(The details of this story comes direct from the narrative of the arrest report from the Crossville Police Department)