MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Canton man pled guilty to stabbing a gas station owner in the face earlier this year.

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Moses Gordon, 46, pled guilty to aggravated assault in Madison County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to serve 20 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC).

On February 19, 2024, Canton police responded the Quick and Easy gas station on Liberty Street. Officers discovered the gas station’s owner, Balwinder Singh, had been stabbed. The victim told officers that Gordon had previously stolen beer from the store. Police said Gordon had tried to come into the gas station again, and Singh asked him to leave. Gordon began threatening Singh, and Singh told him to leave. When Singh followed Gordon into the parking lot, police said Gordon pulled out a knife and stabbed Singh in the face.

Officers were able to locate Gordon, who was trying to hide by entering a truck in order to avoid detection. Police said they found the bloody knife still in Gordon’s pocket.

Gordon also pled guilty to an unrelated charge of possession of methamphetamine. On November 23, 2022, Bramlett Gordon was involved in an accident on Highway 51. When Madison County deputies arrived at the scene, Gordon had several misdemeanor warrants out for his arrest. During the pat down while being taken into custody, deputies found 10.62 grams of methamphetamine in his pocket. He was sentenced to serve 20 years in that case.