Kennett man arrested after stabbing another man with a meat fork

KENNETT, Mo. -- 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, Alexander Gordon, also of Kennett, filed a complaint against Edwards citing that on 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 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. Tuesday.