JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – A Jacksonville man spoke over the phone with WITN from the Onslow County Jail after he was arrested following a weekend fight that sent two people to the hospital.
Tamell Washington is accused of shooting Carey Williams early Saturday in a parking lot altercation at the Montford Point Marines Association on Brynn Marr Road.
When officers got to the scene, they found Williams with gunshot wounds and provided life-saving care. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.
Washington is facing several charges, including assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. He said he was not the aggressor.
“I defended myself, that’s all I can say,” Washington said.
Washington’s mother, Marsha Black, questions why her son has been charged but not Williams, when her son was stabbed in the back of his body.
“If somebody was shot first, how can that person get up and stab someone behind? All those stab wounds. Let’s make it make sense,” Black said.
Washington says he was stabbed in the back, elbow, and head. He says he’s recovering in the Onslow County Jail but hopes to see Williams charged.
He says he and Williams have known each other for years, and Black was shocked when she heard what happened.
“He used to come over to my house. We’d feed him all the time, and I know him well, you know? And when all of this was going on, I’m just like, it’s ridiculous,” Black said.
Black says she is anxious to see what happens next.
“So, where are his charges at? Is there somebody sitting outside his room over there in Greenville from the Jacksonville Police Department? Is he going to be charged with attempted murder because he stabbed my son from behind?” Black said.
Washington said he was surprised he was given no bond because he says he isn’t a violent person.
Jacksonville Police Chief Jarad Phelps said Monday that more charges could be coming as they do more interviews.
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