A WOMAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A FLORIDA MAN AT AN ELIZABETHTON CONVENIENCE STORE WILL APPEAR IN CARTER COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT TODAY. 22 YEAR OLD MARQUISHA JOHNSON IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND CRIMINAL SIMULATION. SHE’S ACCUSED OF STRIKING JOSEPH STEWART OF MIAMI IN THE ELBOW WITH A TIRE IRON. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT THE CITGO ON WEST ELK AVENUE. A WITNESS CLAIMED TO HAVE OBSERVED JOHNSON CHASING STEWART WITH A TIRE IRON. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, AN ORDER OF PROTECTION WAS FOUND BETWEEN STEWART AND JOHNSON OUT OF CONNETICUT. THEY BOTH TOLD AUTHORITIES THEY WERE TOGETHER IN ELIZABETHTON ON THEIR OWN FREE WILL.