Homeless man accused of assault at Turning Point
Madison Stuerman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A homeless man has been charged after he was accused of assaulting someone else at Turning Point.
Danelle Jordan, 46, was charged with second-degree assault and armed criminal action.
Court documents state officers were called to 702 Wilkes Blvd on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. for an assault. Dispatch notes said a suspect hit a man with a table leg outside the building. The victim was reported to be lying in the parking lot in a puddle of blood.
Officers said when they arrived, they found the victim holding gauze against his face. The officer reported the victim had a large cut on the left side of his mouth, bleeding.
The victim allegedly told police he was sleeping in the parking lot when someone came up and hit him.
Documents state a staff member told police that Jordan hit the victim. Video showed Jordan leave the building, grab a table leg from a dumpster, before he ran over to the victim.
Police said Jordan “swung the table leg like a baseball bat at victim 1’s head while victim 1 was facing away from him.”
Jordan allegedly left the scene, according to documents. Police said he was arrested at the intersection of Smith Street and Parnell, wearing the same clothing as witnesses described. Police also stated that he responded to his name when asked.
Prosecutors wrote in court documents that Jordan has an extended criminal history, including assault against people and animals.
He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.