Columbia man accused of stabbing woman in car
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly stabbed a woman on Sept. 25.
Richard McCracken, 52, was charged in Boone County with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and a count of unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on Monday and a confined docket hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7. A preliminary hearing is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6.
The probable cause statement says the victim knocked on someone’s door on Tuscany Ridge after getting away from McCracken. The victim was bleeding and had stab wounds on her hand and had blood on her hands and arms, the statement says.
The victim allegedly told police that she knew McCracken from “shelters” and that he offered to pay for a hotel room so she would not be trespassed, the statement says. McCracken had the victim in a vehicle and then choked and stabbed her while she was in the passenger seat, the statement says.
Police later found the vehicle and saw blood in the passenger seat, the statement says.
Court documents say McCracken has been convicted of several crimes, including rape and statutory rape. The statement says McCracken is from California. A Boone County court filing from 2017 shows he was extradited to California that year.