Kennett man stabs another with a meat fork, charged with assault

Lionel Edwards

After stabbing a man with a meat fork during a robbery, Lionel Edwards, 28, of Kennett, is being held on a $75,000 cash bond.

According to Assistant Police Chief Steve Williams, on Sunday, June 29, 2008, Alexander Gordon, also of Kennett, filed a complaint against Edwards citing that on Sunday, June 23, Edwards attacked and stabbed him with a meat fork while he was at his residence on North Baldwin Street in Kennett. Gordon also stated Edwards robbed him of $650 in cash during the altercation.

Edwards was located by Kennett police officers on Monday, June 30, and incarcerated in the Dunklin County Justice Center.

Edwards is being charged with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery (both of which are Class A felonies), and armed criminal action.

On Tuesday, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Jonce Chidister, and Edwards both appeared in person for the arraignment. Edwards motioned for a bond reduction but was denied. A counsel status hearing is set for 9 a.m. on July 8.