An 18-year-old from Smiths Station has been charged with second-degree assault after a juvenile was stabbed late Friday, Sept. 25, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies got a report of a stabbing at a home on Lee Road 598 in the Smiths Station area at about 11:39 p.m. Friday and arrived about six minutes later. They found a juvenile who had been stabbed in the arm. The victim was taken by ambulance to Piedmont Hospital in Columbus, Ga.
Investigators identified the suspect as Ryan Mychael George Jr., 18, of Smiths Station, who they said knew the victim. Deputies found George and his vehicle at a home in the 400 block of Lee Road 290, served a search warrant there and arrested him. He was booked into the Lee County Detention Center on $25,000 bond.
Anyone with information can call the sheriff’s office or CrimeStoppers at 334-215-STOP.
Source: WAKA 8
Opelika Daily News — Tuesday Report, Sept. 29, 2026 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News
