Fort Smith Man Arrested for Stabbing at Hope Campus Pleads Not Guilty

Howard County man pleads not guilty to early morning assault

Investigators say woman was beaten with a blunt object.

Fort Smith man arrested for stabbing at Hope Campus pleads not guilty

FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A Fort Smith man accused of stabbing another man at the Hope Campus in Fort Smith last month has pleaded not guilty, according to court documents. Wesley Underwood, 32, was arrested by the Fort Smith Police Department on May 25 for one count of first-degree battery. FSPD said officers responded around 6:30 p.m. to a stabbing report at the Hope Campus on S E Street. Former U.S. Marshals director Stacia Hylton t…