Man accused of attacking woman with cane in Columbia
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A man is sitting in jail after authorities claim he assaulted a woman with a cane on Monday evening in Columbia.
Daren Hart, 57, of Columbia, was charged on Wednesday with second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Court filings show he is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled.
The probable cause statement says the victim in the case flagged down police around 7:30 p.m. Monday in the 1200 block of Lakeview Avenue. Police wrote the woman was bleeding from her head and had other injuries.
The woman allegedly told police that she and Hart were in an argument near a creek when he started punching her in her face, the statement says. He then allegedly picked up a cane and started hitting her, the statement says. The victim allegedly had issues talking because of her injuries, the statement says.
The victim pointed out Hart to police when he walked out of a wooded area while holding a cane, the statement says.