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Suspect arrested in Shelby County stabbing death

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Posted by Charles Gazaway - email

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A Shelby County man is expected in court Tuesday to be arraigned on a murder charge.

Melvin Hawkins is accused in a Friday night stabbing. Shelbyville Police say Rickey Nelson died after a fight at the Lynne Acres Apartments.

Hawkins is being held in the Shelby County Detention Center in Shelbyville on $500,000 cash bond.

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