Boone County landlord charged after allegedly assaulting tenant

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man was charged after authorities say he allegedly assaulted a tenant at a Boone County residence on Thursday.  

Frederick Garver, 53, was charged with third-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A hearing was held Friday afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse.

The probable cause statement says that the victim told police that his landlord, Garver, head-butted him and threatened to assault him with a baseball bat.

Police went to Garver’s residence, where he claimed that he was having issues with the tenant and brought a baseball bat to “take care” of the issue, court documents say. Garver claimed he pushed the victim, but couldn’t confirm if he did head-butt him.

Garver tried to resist arrest, but complied when an officer pulled out a stun gun, court documents say.

The motion to set bond says that the victim in this case is the same victim in another case where Garver is charged with misdemeanor third-degree kidnapping and misdemeanor resisting arrest. A case review is set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17.