KC man found guilty of assault in 2025 Phelps County restaurant stabbing

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Kansas City man was found guilty on Thursday of stabbing two men at a St. James restaurant in early 2025.

Patricio Padilla, 47, was found guilty by a Pulaski County jury of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action, according to a social media post from the Phelps County prosecuting attorney. The case was originally charged in Phelps County.

Court documents in previous reporting and the Friday social media post say police were originally called on Feb. 3, 2025, to a Subway restaurant on Route B in St. James for a report of a man harassing a girl. Two adults were eventually stabbed by Padilla.

One victim had a 5-inch cut to their lower back and was bleeding out, the statement says. He was flown to a hospital. The second victim had a 1-inch cut on his hand that occurred while trying to disarm Padilla, the statement says.

The social media post says the jury recommended a five-year sentence for the first-degree assault charge, one year for the second-degree charge and six years total for armed criminal action charges. Padilla will be sentenced on June 22.