Man accused of strangling another person, using knife, biting ear

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man was charged with four felonies on Monday after he allegedly assaulted someone early Sunday.

Paris Jones Jr., 33, was charged in Boone County with second-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and misdemeanor illegally possessing drug paraphernalia. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held on Monday afternoon.

Court documents say Jones strangled one of the victims to the point where they blacked out. Paris allegedly pulled out two knives and pushed one of them into the victim’s chest.

The victim had marks on their neck and blood coming from their ear after Jones bit it, police wrote.

Someone cited in the probable cause statement told police that they believed Jones was using cocaine. Police wrote that an item on Jones

Click here to follow the original article.