Tupelo PD incident report
YOKNAPATAWPHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
Investigating Officer(s): Det. S. Murphy. Det. E. Parker
Incident No.: 002641-20H-2017
Case Description: Oscar Knight death investigation
The Tupelo Police Department provided this incident report from Oscar Knight's 2015 arrest, along with a fingerprint exemplar obtained at the time of that arrest.
Tupelo PD further indicated that the charges against Oscar Knight were dropped two days after his arrest at the request of the victim.
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INCIDENT / ARREST REPORT
Tupelo Police Department
71 East Troy Street
Tupelo, MS 38804
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___ INCIDENT
___ Juvenile
___ Senior Citizen
___ Gang
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_X_ ARREST
___ Child Abuse
___ Domestic
_X_ Involved Alcohol |
CASE NUMBER:
2015-013697 |
Date Reported:
9/19/2015 |
Time Reported:
11:11 PM |
OFFENSE:
Simple Assault |
STATUTE:
97-7-7(1) |
_X_ Committed
___ Attempted |
OFFENSE:
Disorderly Conduct |
STATUTE:
97-35-3(1)(d) |
_X_ Committed
___ Attempted |
OFFENSE:
Public Drunkenness |
STATUTE:
97-29-47 |
_X_ Committed
___ Attempted |
Location of Offense (Exact address, include Room/ Apt. No.)
Sweetgum Lounge
887 South Green Street, Tupelo, Mississippi |
Date of Offense:
9/19/2015 |
Time of Offense:
11:00 - 11:15 PM |
Location of Arrest (Exact address, include Room/Apt. No.)
Sweetgum Lounge
887 South Green Street, Tupelo, Mississippi |
Date of Arrest:
9/19/2015 |
Time of Arrest:
11:35 PM |
Reporting Officer:
Ernestine Hallett |
Unit Number:
0797 |
Assisting Officer:
Larry Whiting |
Unit Number:
0596 |
| PERSON 1 |
Type:
Witness |
Category:
Adult |
Foul Play Suspected
Yes |
Name:
Oscar Knight |
Alias/Street Name/ Nickname
none |
Vic/Offender Relationship
none |
Race
White |
Height
6' 4" |
Weight
230 lbs. |
Hair
Gray |
Eyes
Hazel |
Sex
M |
Hat
N/A |
Jacket/Coat
N/A |
Shirt
Blue |
Pants
Blue denim |
Skirt/Dress
N/A |
Age
61 |
DOB
10/18/1954 |
Soc. Security #
XXX-XX-XXXX |
Scars/Marks/Tattoos
none visible |
Injury Extent
Superficial |
Injury Description
minor cuts and abrasions on back of right hand, superficial abrasion on right cheek |
Address
1412 Bella Vista Street, Tupelo, MS |
Res Phone 269-XXXX
Bus Phone 377-XXXX |
Occupation
Civil Engineer |
Employer/School
Patterson Engineering & Development, Inc. |
Employer Address
460 East President Street, Tupelo, MS |
| PERSON 2 |
Type:
Victim |
Category:
Adult |
Foul Play Suspected
Yes |
Name:
Gavin Price |
Alias/Street Name/ Nickname
none |
Vic/Offender Relationship
none |
Race
White |
Height
5' 10" |
Weight
210 lbs. |
Hair
Red |
Eyes
Blue |
Sex
M |
Hat
N/A |
Jacket/Coat
N/A |
Shirt
Green |
Pants
Khaki |
Skirt/Dress
N/A |
Age
38 |
DOB
1/5/1977 |
Soc. Security #
XXX-XX-XXXX |
Scars/Marks/Tattoos
none visible |
Injury Extent
Minor |
Injury Description
contusion under left eye; split upper lip |
Address
3743 North 11th Street, Phoenix, AZ |
Res Phone 623-203-XXXX
Bus Phone 623-565-XXXX |
Occupation
Salesman |
Employer/School
Permanent Comfort Coffin Company |
Employer Address
16th Street & Osborn Road, Phoenix, AZ |
| REPORTING OFFICER'S NARRATIVE (Brief narrative of the facts surrounding the offense and the arrest.)
At 11:07 p.m., Dispatch notified R/O (Hallett - 0797) of a 911 call reporting a disturbance at the Sweetgum Lounge on South Green Street.
R/O and partner (Whiting - 0596) responded to the location. an employee of the business indicated that two patrons were having a dispute inside the establishment.
Upon entry, R/Os observed two adult males involved in a physical altercation. R/Os separated and detained both in the parking lot of the establishment.
One of the males (Person 2) exhibited minor injuries to the face and appeared mildly intoxicated. He identified himself as Gavin Price of Phoenix, Arizona. Price stated he had inadvertently caused an argument with the other male (Person 1) during a discussion of college football. Price claimed he had simply defending himself when attacked.
The other male (Person 1) exhibited superficial injuries on his right hand and the right side of his face and appeared intoxicated. He identified himself as Oscar Knight of Tupelo. He stated the other male (Person 2) had been harassing him all evening and forced him to strike Person 2.
Sweetgum Lounge employees identified Knight as the aggressor, but asked R/Os to remove both men from the premises.
Knight was arrested for simple assault, disorderly conduct, and public drunkenness and taken into custody.
Price was cited for disorderly conduct and released.
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| DEFENDANT'S VERSION/REMARKS (What did the defendant say?)
Knight refused to participate in any field sobriety test at the scene, but R/Os determined by observation that Knight was intoxicated and therefore any remarks were of questionable reliability.
Knight claimed Price had deliberately incited him to violence in an effort to sue Knight for financial gain.
Knight refused to allow R/O Hallett to place him in handcuffs because "no woman is going to arrest me." When R/O Whiting attempted to handcuff the defendant, Knight initially refused to submit, saying he "could take" R/O Whiting.
R/O Whiting verbally subdued the defendant within a few minutes and took him into custody without further incident.
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| REPORTING OFFICER |
Ernestine Hallett |
DATE REPORTED |
9-20-2015 |
| REPORTING OFFICER |
//Ernestine Hallett
Signature |
0797
Unit Number |
9-20-2015
Date |
| ASSISTING OFFICER |
//Larry Whiting
Signature |
0596
Unit Number |
9-20-2015
Date |
