Man Charged with Attempted First-Degree Murder for Knife Attack
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DOWNTOWN JACKSON — The man police are charging with attempted first-degree murder after a weekend knife attack was arraigned Monday morning in Jackson City Court. Eddie Pittman, 56, was arraigned at 8 a.m. Monday on charges of attempted first-degree murder for the Friday morning knife attack on Simms Street and for a January shoplifting at Sears. Pittman also has a hold for a hearing on a parole violation. Pittman was sentenced to 24 years in prison for attempted second-degree murder for a 1999 attack in Jackson. He was released from prison on parole in November 2013. Shortly before 3 a.m. Friday, Jackson police responded to a house on the 100 block of Wilkinson Street where a 25-year-old man was outside with severe cuts to his arm and abdomen. Officers placed a tourniquet on the man’s arm to stop the bleeding until an ambulance arrived and transported him to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. The victim was released from the hospital Friday evening. Police were originally told that two men were involved in the attack. Investigators later learned that Pittman acted alone when he forced his way into the victim’s bedroom on the 300 block of Simms Street. Pittman then attacked the victim with a knife causing serious injuries. The victim was able to get away and walk a short distance to the Wilkinson Street house for help. Pittman remains in custody at the Madison County Jail. Pittman’s bond was set at $200,000, and his next scheduled court date is 1:30 p.m. on March 20 in Jackson City Court.
