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Written by: E. George
Published January 22, 2025 @ 1:35 PM ET
Warning: The following story contains information regarding graphic physical violence.
NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. – On November 21, 2024, at approximately 6:00 PM, a Newton County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a call regarding a family fight at a Pickens Road residence in Covington and discovered a man who had been stabbed in the lower abdomen, with his intestines “hanging out of the wound.” After stumbling and falling to the ground, the victim told the deputy “that Ethan stabbed him.”
Ethan Cole Parks, who had fled into the woods, eventually surrendered peacefully and was transported to the sheriff’s office. Parks, 24, faces a charge of aggravated assault – family violence for stabbing the 37-year-old victim with a knife during an argument.
Upon finding the severely injured victim down the road, the deputy alerted emergency medical services and applied pressure to the wound until help arrived. While searching for identification, the deputy located two knives in the victim’s pocket.
A witness informed the deputy that he had observed the entire incident. He said the two men argued, and Ethan stated, “My dad ain’t goin’ back to the chain gang,” before stabbing the victim.
The witness added that after the stabbing, Ethan said, “I just stabbed you, b*tch,” before running off into a nearby wooded area. After a short while, Ethan returned to the crime scene and was handcuffed without incident.
This case is pending.
Officer’s Narrative:
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On Thursday, November 21, 2024 at approximately 1801 hrs, I Deputy Rivers#9257 was dispatched to [90 BLOCK] Pickens Rd in reference to a Family Fight.
Upon my arrival, I made contact with [WITNESS #1]. [WITNESS #1] stated the boys had an argument and had since left the residence. [WITNESS #1] stated that he didn’t know where they were.
While speaking with [WITNESS #1], I could hear yelling and screaming from down the road. I observed a white male, stumbling then he fell to the ground. [WITNESS #1] stated that was possible [VICTIM #1].
I made contact with the male, he was identified as [VICTIM #1] (complainant/victim). The victim stated that he had been stabbed. The victim had a large laceration to the lower right abdomen/flank area. The victim’s intestines were also hanging out of the wound. The victim stated that Ethan stabbed him.
At this time, EMS was notified and dispatched to the scene. I covered and applied pressure to the wound until EMS arrived. I searched the victim for ID, and found 2 knives in his pocket. EMS arrived at approximately 1832 hrs. The victim was turned over to them at this time.
[WITNESS #2] stated he saw the entire incident. [WITNESS #2] stated that the victim and Ethan were arguing. [WITNESS #2] stated that Ethan said,”my dad ain’t goin back to the chain gang.” [WITNESS #2] stated that Ethan stabbed the victim in the side. [WITNESS #2] stated that directly afterwards, Ethan said, “I just stabbed you b*tch.” [WITNESS #2] stated that Ethan ran off in the woods. [WITNESS #2] was unable to give a description of Ethan.
At this time, I made contact with [WITNESS #1] again to ask for a description of Ethan and where he would possibly go. [WITNESS #1] stated that Ethan was on location and would come out peacefully.
Ethan surrendered himself and was placed in handcuffs and detained without incident.
Ethan Parks was identified as the offender and was transported to CID at the Newton Co Sheriff’s Office for questioning.
At the conclusion of the interview by Investigators, the offender was placed under arrest. He was then transported to the jail for processing. The offender will be charged with Family Violence Aggravated Assault <16-5-21>.
[End of Narrative]