Columbia man arrested after late night stabbing

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Police say they arrested a Columbia man early Monday in a domestic stabbing.

Lawrence Johnson, 60, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, assaulting a police officer and felony resisting arrest, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. Information related to his case was not available in online court records on Monday morning.

Officers were sent to the 4700 block of Pierre Street in east Columbia at around 12:30 a.m. and found a victim with multiple stab wounds that were not life-threatening, the release states. Johnson refused to leave a residence for more than three hours but was arrested after spitting in an officer's face, according to the release.

The victim was treated at a local hospital.