25-year-old Trevor J. Edwards of Fairfield has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a 2022 stabbing incident in Clay County. Edwards appeared in Clay County Circuit Court last week, where a judge found probable cause to bind him over for trial on a Class-3 felony count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Edwards is accused of stabbing Gregory Hughes in the side with a knife during an altercation on April 16, 2022. The attack left Hughes with life-threatening injuries, requiring him to be airlifted to a trauma center for emergency treatment.
Edwards, who was recently released from federal prison after serving a 33-month sentence for trafficking in counterfeit goods, faced additional time behind bars when his supervised release was revoked due to positive drug tests, including fentanyl. The violation, issued on February 13th of last year, resulted in an additional year of incarceration. Upon his latest release, Edwards was immediately served with the Clay County arrest warrant related to the stabbing.
In the Clay County case, Edwards has been released from custody under strict pretrial conditions. These include wearing an electronic monitoring device and having no contact with the alleged victim, Gregory Hughes.
The case is scheduled to proceed with a pretrial hearing on March 23rd.