RFP Staff
♦ Romus Desmond Ellis, 35, of North Martin Luther King Avenue in Salisbury was arrested Saturday for the alleged brutal stabbing of Wilbert Antonio Price, 54, at 507 East Cemetery Street in Salisbury. Ellis thrust his knife twice into Price’s back and gashed his right arm. The wounds were said to be non life threatening and the victim was able to walk home.
The alleged stabbing resulted during an altercation that took place after Ellis and Price got dropped off on East Cemetery Street.
After the stabbing, Price, bleeding through his shirt, made to a home on the 500 block of South Park Avenue where a female stranger called 911 for him.
A short time later Ellis was spotted by Salisbury Police not far from the scene of the stabbing. When the officers attempted to arrest him, Ellis initially resisted before being tasered. Ellis promptly gave up and was handcuffed.
Ellis was charged with assault with a deadly weapon/inflicting serious injury (felony), resist/delay/obstruct a public officer (misdemeanor), profane or indecent language (misdemeanor), and disorderly conduct (misdemeanor). Ellis also faced an outstanding warrant for habitual felon (felony). Ellis faces his first court hearing on Monday August 17th.
Under a $100,000 secured bond, Ellis is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center.
Romus Desmond Ellis’s Extensive Criminal Record:
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