(Story courtesy of WVLT News)

Knoxville, TN (WVLT) A member of the Aryan Nation has been convicted after stabbing three people in a bar fight on New Year’s Eve of 2024, according to 6th District Attorney General Charme Allen.

The man charged is Shawn Edward Hatcher, and he stabbed three people after he was asked to leave a woman alone at Brickyard Bar and Grill, said Allen.

“Once on scene, officers learned that Hatcher had been flirting with a woman who had asked him to stop touching her, and the female victim told Hatcher to leave the woman alone. As the female victim was leaving with her group of friends, Hatcher punched her and then stabbed her. Two men in the group intervened and were also stabbed and cut by Hatcher,” said Allen.

Hatcher has been convicted of two counts of aggravated assault, assault and unlawful possession of a weapon due this incident, said Allen.

This is not Hatcher’s first conviction.

“Hatcher has prior felony convictions for attempted especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary and possession of contraband in a penal facility. Hatcher has also been identified previously as a member of the Aryan Nation,” said the District Attorney General.

Because of his history, Hatcher is facing six to ten years on each of the aggravated assault cases, said Allen.