The Brief
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- A Pierson man released from jail last week is back behind bars after police say he choked and threatened a child with a knife at a DeLand bus stop.
- Witnesses reported intervening after seeing the attack, disarming and restraining the suspect until officers arrived.
- CSS, 36, faces charges of aggravated child abuse and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
A man who had been released from jail just days earlier is back in custody after police say he attacked a child with a knife at a DeLand bus stop. Witnesses intervened, restraining the suspect until officers arrived, authorities said.
CSS, 36, of Pierson, was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse and aggravated assault after the reported knife attack that allegedly occurred on Tuesday morning.
What we know:
S was taken into custody after police say he choked a young boy and threatened others with a knife at the intersection of Clear Lake Dr. and North Spring Garden Ave.
Officers responding to reports of a possible stabbing found S on the ground with a head injury and bleeding. A green-and-black folding knife was recovered from beneath him and secured as evidence, police said.
Investigators said the child suffered a cut to one finger and had been grabbed by the throat. The boy was too distraught to provide a detailed statement, but his older brother told officers that S approached, produced a knife and grabbed the younger child.
Two additional witnesses provided sworn statements that corroborated the victims’ accounts, according to police.
What they’re saying:
A witness who stopped to intervene told officers he saw S choking the child and feared the boy was in immediate danger.
The witness said that when he returned after making a U-turn, S pulled a folding knife from his sleeve and threatened him. Fearing for his own safety and that of his son, who was with him, the witness said he struck S with a toolbox in self-defense, restrained him on the ground and held him until police arrived.
Police said witness statements, victim accounts and physical evidence were consistent. Officers determined there was probable cause to arrest S based on those findings.
What we don’t know:
Authorities have not released the age of the child involved or said whether S had any prior connection to the victims. It is also unclear what led up to the encounter or whether S was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time.
Police said S was advised of his rights and declined to speak with investigators.
The backstory:
According to jail records, S was arrested last month on charges of indecent exposure and possession of drug paraphernalia. He spent more than three weeks in jail before his release earlier this month on Jan. 13. Those prior charges are not connected to Tuesday’s incident, police said.
Court documents reveal that those charges were dropped by prosecutors last week.
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Source: fox35orlando
