Federal charges filed against Fort Leonard Wood pharmacist after stabbing
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ)
A federal prosecutor has charged a civilian pharmacist at Fort Leonard Wood after he allegedly stabbed his supervisor Friday.
Robert E. Sapp, 63, was charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with the intent to do bodily harm. Sapp remains in federal custody.
According to court documents, Sapp was working at a dispensing window at the Post Exchange Pharmacy at Fort Leonard Wood when the supervisory pharmacist approached him an argument began.
A witness told investigators that Sapp ended up standing over the victim with a knife in his hand, stabbing him before running away.
Two bystanders chased Sapp to the parking lot, the affidavit says. They saw Sapp get into a vehicle, which they tried to stop, but Sapp backed up and almost hit one of them, who jumped out of the way, and then Sapp drove off.
Military Police Service ended up detaining him where they found evidence of the stabbing on the knife and vehicle.
The victim was transported to the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Medical personal reported that he has multiple stab wounds, including multiple stab wounds to his head.
