June 1, 2006
Gary Davidson
Public Information Officer

PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN LOCATING STABBING SUSPECT 

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect in Wednesday night’s double stabbing outside a bar in Deltona. Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of 23-year-old Troy McKnight of Sanford. 

According to witnesses, the fight was sparked over an argument about whose turn it was to use a pool table at The Sand Bar on Elkcam Boulevard. After a verbal argument inside the bar, the two suspects left the business. But when the victims left, the suspects were waiting outside. Both pulled out knives and attacked the victims, 27-year-old Kenneth Johnson and 22-year-old Donald Draper. Both victims sustained multiple stab wounds and were taken to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach for treatment. After the fight, the suspects fled the scene -- one on foot and the other in a pickup truck. A witness outside the bar jotted down the truck’s tag number, which came back to McKnight. Investigators are still working to identify the second suspect. Both victims remained hospitalized on Thursday. One picked out McKnight from a photo lineup, while the other was too groggy to attempt to make an identification. Sheriff’s investigators have obtained an arrest warrant charging McKnight with one count of aggravated battery, a 2nd-degree felony. County Court Judge Peter Marshall signed the warrant on Thursday, calling for McKnight to be held on $25,000 bond. 

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of McKnight or the identity of the second suspect is asked to contact Sheriff’s investigator Ryan Mills at (386) 860-7030 or Crime Stoppers toll-free at (888) 277-TIPS. Callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and can qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.