An assault by two men on one victim this past weekend was alleged with the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrest of one of the two suspects yesterday. 31-year-old Stephen Wayne Knesse of Hollywood Drive, Piedmont is charged with Attempted Murder.
In a warrant with that charge, Deputy Staton states that on February 14th Mr. Kneese and a co-defendant committed an assault with attempted murder in that they assaulted a victim multiple times with their fists. Furthermore, during the struggle, the victim was reportedly shot in his upper thigh by a firearm.
Stephen Wayne Kneese remained in the Johnson Detention Center this morning, pending a bond hearing on the Attempted Murder charge and with indication of additional charges being a possibility. The Sheriff’s Office is believed to be searching for the second suspect in this alleged assault this past Sunday in Laurens County.
