WEST POINT — A triple stabbing is being blamed on a domestic dispute.
Edward Cox, 41, of 528 Illinois St. in West Point, the man accused of stabbing his former girlfriend Joshlyn Blair, 37, at her Glendale Drive home, reportedly lashed out after Blair broke up with him. Cox, who is being held at the Clay County Jail on a $300,000 bond, also allegedly stabbed he and Blair”s son, Jaimarkuz Cox, 20, and Blair”s sister, Cheryl Jackson, 48, when they attempted to intervene on Blair”s behalf.
West Point Police Department officials reported Cox had been harassing and stalking Blair since the breakup, but she had not reported the behavior.
Cox is being held over for circuit court on two charges of aggravated assault-domestic violence and one count of aggravated assault. Each charge carries a $100,000 bond.
Blair, who was stabbed multiple time, and Jackson, who was cut near the throat, were treated at North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point before being transported to NMMC-Tupelo. Their conditions are unknown. Jaimarkuz Cox was due to be released from NMMC-West Point Tuesday.
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