Police: Two suspects being sought for alleged involvement in separate stabbings in Pound, Va

Police in Southwest Virginia are searching for a man and woman accused of stabbing two people in separate incidents last Wednesday.

A social media post from the Town of Pound Police Department says Gwendolyn Nelson, 29, and Bennie Hicks Jr., 42, are each wanted on a number of charges, including two counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated malicious wounding, and one count of conspiracy to commit aggravated malicious wounding for Nelson, while Hicks Jr., is charged with one count of aggravated malicious wounding and one count of conspiracy to commit aggravated malicious wounding.

Officials say both incidents happened on North River Road in the Town of Pound on Sept. 30 where a man was allegedly hit with a baseball bat and stabbed, then a woman was reportedly assaulted and stabbed numerous times.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the two should call the Pound Police Department Police Chief Tony Baker at 276-298-7020, Captain Wallace at 276-298-7327, or Wise County Dispatch at 276-328-3756.

Photo Courtesy: Town of Pound Police Department