AutoZone stabbing suspect, Jayvon Hatchett, “felt the need to find a white male to kill”

Jayvon Hatchett, 19, made his first court appearance after being arrested for allegedly stabbing a Columbus, Georgia AutoZone employee on August 25th.

Hatchett is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime.

According to reports, Columbus Police Sgt. R.S. Mills testified that when he asked Hatchett why he stabbed the AutoZone employee, Hatchett said he “felt the need to find a white male to kill” after watching videos of police brutality happening across the country.

Hatchett is being held without bond at the Muscogee County Jail.