SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man who was stabbed after allegedly breaking into a residence has been formally charged in Scott County.
Jimmie Johnson Jr., 27, is charged with felony first degree burglary; felony first degree assault or attempt; felony armed criminal action; and misdemeanor second degree property damage, according to online court records.
At 1:23 a.m. Jan. 21 an officer with Sikeston Department of Public Safety was driving near West North and North West streets in Sikeston when he saw a man lying in the roadway, according to DPS reports. The man, who was later identified as Johnson, had been stabbed in the chest. During the investigation, officers determined Johnson allegedly forced his way into a residence attempting to assault another male.
The homeowner told officers he and the other male were sitting in his kitchen when Johnson knocked on the door and asked for someone in the house. The homeowner said he told him to leave, but Johnson forced open the front door, causing damage to the door, and he had a large wooden handle in his hand and started hitting the other male -- not the homeowner-- over the head with it. The homeowner said he wasn't sure how Johnson got stabbed.
However, another witness said he heard Johnson knock on the front door and ask to speak with a guy about some money he was owed. When they told him to get off the property, Johnson forced the door open and hit the man over the head with a wooden pole, according to the witness. Then they got into a fight, and during the process of the fight, the Johnson was stabbed, the witness said.
Johnson had a 1-inch, horizontal wound to his left torso and a laceration on his elbow and was transported to a Cape Girardeau hospital.
Officers could not locate a weapon or knife at the scene, and the incident remains under investigation.
Bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety and he is to have no contact with the victim.