Malicious wounding charge against Tazewell man certified to Smyth grand jury Jasmine Franks Staff Apr 17, 2025 Apr 17, 2025 0 Andre Douglas Hickman Photo courtesy the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jasmine Franks Staff A Smyth County General District Court judge has certified an aggravated malicious wounding charge against a Tazewell County man to a grand jury.kAm%96 288C2G2E65 >2=:4:@FD H@F?5:?8 2?5 244@>A2?J:?8 FD6 @7 2 7:C62C> :? 4@>>:DD:@? @7 2 76=@?J 492C86 282:?DE p?5C6 s@F8=2D w:4<>2? DE6> 7C@> E96 |2J a_ac D9@@E:?8 @7 2 |2C:@? E66?]k^AmkAmx? 9:D E6DE:>@?J 2E 2 %9FCD52J AC6=:>:?2CJ 962C:?8[ E96 E66?[ `h\J62C\@=5 y2>6D qC@H? yC] D2:5 96 92D F?56C8@?6 ?:?6 DFC86C:6D 2?5 DE:== DECF88=6D H:E9 2 4@?5:E:@? 42==65 “5C@A 7@@E” 2D 2 C6DF=E @7 E96 D9@@E:?8]k^Am kAmqC@H?[ E96? `g[ D2:5 96 925 366? 92?8:?8 @FE H:E9 2 7C:6?5[ E96 7C:6?5’D D:DE6C 2?5 96C 3@J7C:6?5 :? 2? FADE2:CD 2A2CE>6?E :? 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