An 18-year-old Greenville woman is being held without bond after she allegedly tried to stab another woman with a knife last month, with her arrest only coming down nearly four weeks after the alleged attack. Keyzhiah Little now faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and simple assault stemming from the September 6 incident.
According to WCTI, Little allegedly assaulted a woman with a knife and attempted to stab her in Greenville on September 6. Pitt County records show Little was not actually taken into custody until October 5, nearly a month after the alleged attack, a gap confirmed by booking records from Pitt County Mugshots Zone. It remains unclear what happened during that four-week window between the alleged incident and Little's arrest.
Little is currently being held at the Pitt County Detention Center without bond, and she is scheduled to appear in court on October 22, per the station's report. The Pitt County Detention Center in Greenville serves as the primary facility housing defendants in the county pending initial bail hearings and district court appearances, according to a report from Alliance University.
Why the Charge Stayed a Misdemeanor
Under North Carolina General Statute § 14-33(c)(1), assault with a deadly weapon without serious injury is classified as a Class A1 misdemeanor — the state's highest misdemeanor tier — carrying a maximum penalty of up to 150 days in jail and a discretionary fine, according to a breakdown from the Cumberland, Hoke & Moore County Criminal Lawyers. The secondary simple assault charge Little faces falls under N.C.G.S. § 14-33(a), a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to 60 days in custody depending on a defendant's prior record, per Laird Law PLLC.
Had the alleged stabbing inflicted serious physical injury or been carried out with intent to kill, North Carolina law would have elevated the charge under N.C.G.S. § 14-32 to a Class E felony carrying up to 88 months in prison, or even a Class C felony carrying up to 231 months, the Glover Law Firm explains. The absence of a reported serious injury appears to be why Little's case remained at the misdemeanor level. North Carolina courts have also established, in cases such as State v. Roberts, that a knife qualifies as a deadly weapon based on its capacity to cause death or serious harm — meaning the charge can stand even without a physical wound, according to Randall Law.
No-Bond Hold Reflects State Bail Rules
Little's detention without bond points to North Carolina's broader bail framework for violent or interpersonal offenses. Under the state's Pretrial Integrity Act, magistrates are barred from setting initial bail for certain violent or high-risk offenses, instead requiring a District Court judge to determine release conditions, according to the UNC School of Government. Separately, N.C.G.S. § 15A-534.1 requires that individuals arrested for assault charges involving domestic or personal relationships be held for up to 48 hours without bond, reserving the bail decision exclusively for a judge, per the Manning Law Firm.
It is not clear from available records what relationship, if any, existed between Little and the alleged victim. Little's case is one of several recent Pitt County assault arrests resulting in a no-bond hold, including a similar August arrest involving choking and striking allegations.
Local and Statewide Crime Context
Preliminary data from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation indicates that statewide violent crime declined 11% during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, with aggravated assaults dropping 9.8%. Still, local crime data compiled by NeighborhoodScout shows Greenville residents face a 1 in 227 chance of experiencing a violent crime in any given year, a rate higher than both state and national averages.
Little's scheduled October 22 court appearance in Pitt County will likely determine whether bond conditions are eventually set. Until then, she remains in custody at the Pitt County Detention Center as the case moves through the local court system.
