On May 13, 2020, at approximately 5:49 PM, Officers of the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to a residence on Spruce Street on a reported disturbance. Upon arrival, officers learned that a man had been stabbed by another male suspect during an altercation. The injured man was transported to Knox Community Hospital and later transferred to a Columbus hospital. Mount Vernon resident Joshua Parker (age 26) was arrested and taken into custody without incident and transported to the Knox County Jail. Parker was charged with Felonious Assault and held without bond. The incident remains under investigation.