A 19-year-old Atmore man has been charged with assault in a stabbing incident at a Tractor Supply in April which left another man paralyzed from the waist down.

Atmore police Sgt. Darrell McMann said Thursday Luke Edward Still had been taken into custody after his release from a local hospital, where he was recovering from his own injuries sustained in the April 23 altercation, which McMann said resulted from “a dispute over a comment that was made.”

Atmore officers responded to the location shortly after noon that day and found one of the men laying just inside the entry of the Tractor Supply, bleeding profusely from stab wounds. Officers and employees assisted in applying a tourniquet to slow blood loss.

That man found inside the store is now known to be Still.

A second man, meanwhile, was found in the parking lot, also bleeding profusely from stab wounds. Again, officers and others worked to slow the man’s blood loss until paramedics arrived. Ultimately, both men were transported to Atmore Community Hospital before they were airlifted to separate trauma centers for treatment.

Court records identify that man as Corey Kinsey.

Police were unable to interview Still or Kinsey for several days due to the severity of their conditions, but in the interim interviewed witnesses and also viewed surveillance footage which together provided investigators with “a clear picture of the incident.”

While both men were seriously injured, Kinsey’s injuries were more severe. Police said he suffered a punctured lung, bruising across both eyes and cheeks and at last report was paralyzed from the waist down.

Once all the evidence was presented to the Escambia County Grand Jury, the decision was made to charge Still with 1st-degree assault upon his release from the hospital.

Still’s troubles don’t end there, however. According to court records, he has also been indicted by an Escambia County Grand Jury on charges of 3rd-degree assault, 1st-degree burglary, 2nd-degree theft and criminal mischief.

Those charges stem from a December 2023 incident in which investigators say Still broke into a residence owned by a woman and assaulted her grandson, damaging property and leaving the grandson with lacerations to his head. A phone was also stolen during the incident, according to the criminal complaint.

Still is being held without bond pending an initial court appearance. If convicted of all charges, he could face up to life in prison.