Man charged after allegedly assaulting victim in downtown Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man was charged with first-degree assault after he allegedly attacked a person the morning of Nov. 1 in downtown Columbia.

Quashawn Rush, 27, is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court appearance was scheduled for Friday.

The probable cause statement says Rush attacked the victim at 2 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 at 15 South Tenth Street.

Police wrote that video allegedly showed Rush push past multiple people to approach the victim and attack him. Police wrote that the victim “did not appear to be a participant in a fight,” and he ran into a nearby building after the attack.

The victim’s mother allegedly told police that the victim needed to have their jaw wired shut and needed multiple surgeries because of the attack and was unable to speak, the statement says. The victim had a broken mandible, broken nose and had multiple loosened teeth, court documents say.