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Created: 08/23/2012 1:10 PM KSTP.com | Print |  Email
By: Jennie Olson

Man Arrested for Allegedly Stabbing Columbia Heights Woman

A Minneapolis man has been charged with second degree assault after allegedly attacking a Columbia Heights woman with a knife.

Police were called to the 4600 block of Tyler Street around 12:36 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21. When they arrived, officers saw 28-year-old Darrell Alan Jones of Minneapolis running out of the apartment holding a white knife with blood on it.

The victim said she had an argument with Jones and that he began to stab her. Officers saw a cut on her thumb, scratches on her forearm, and a stab wound on her right side.

Jones admitted to using the knife on the woman and said he was acting in self defense.

The victim and suspect have a child in common.

Jones has been charged with second degree assault. If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison and up to $14,000 in fines.


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