Man charged with felonies after fight in central Columbia on Saturday
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man was charged with two felonies after he was accused of threatening a man with a knife before a fight occurred on Saturday in central Columbia.
Glenn Bennett Jr., 36, was charged on Monday with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held on Monday afternoon.
According to the probable cause statement, police were called just before 10 p.m. Saturday for a reported stabbing. Officers had first detained the victim, who was allegedly identified as the person who stabbed Bennett, the statement says.
The person described as the victim in court documents allegedly told police that he was drinking with Bennett before an argument occurred and Bennett pulled out a knife. The victim then allegedly went inside a home and came back out with a knife and stabbed Bennett after Bennett “put his hands on him,” court documents say.
After Bennett was stabbed, he allegedly put the victim in a chokehold until he was unconscious, the statement says.
Bennett came back to the area with a stab wound on his head and “would not cooperate with medics or police on scene,” the statement says. Bennett allegedly yelled that he “did not want to be a victim or cooperate with police,” the statement says.
Another person allegedly told police they saw the alleged victim walk into the home and was told Bennett had a knife, the statement says. That person also allegedly told police they saw the man go back outside with a knife and fight Bennett, court documents say.