Man Indicted For Stabbing Brother During Fight

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CANTON, GA -- A Cherokee County man has been indicted on charges he allegedly assaulted his brother during an argument over drugs and money.

A grand jury last week indicted Devonte Atrion Scott, 20, on one count of aggravated assault, court documents show.

The indictment stems from the incident, which took place Feb. 3 at a home on Madisons Way in Waleska.

Deputies arrived on the scene around 2 a.m. and found Derrious Scott, 24, in a bedroom with stab wounds to his arm as well as his torso, sheriff’s office spokesperson Lt. Jay Baker previously told Patch.

A be-on-the-lookout alert was given for the younger Scott brother, who allegedly stabbed his older brother at the home they shared with their mother, Baker stated.

A sheriff’s deputy located Devonte Scott’s vehicle traveling along Belletta Drive in unincorporated Canton, conducted a traffic stop and took the younger brother into custody.

Baker said at the time of his arrest, Devonte Scott had a “significant amount of blood on his clothing” and a small amount of marijuana in his possession. The brother allegedly told deputies the altercation “was over money and drugs,” Baker stated.

Derrious Scott was treated for non-life threatening injuries stemming from the alleged stabbing. Devonte Scott will be arraigned on the charges at 9 a.m. May 25, according to court documents.

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Image: Devonte Scott. Credit: Cherokee County Adult Detention Center.