Man charged in weekend stabbing in west Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man has been charged with a felony in connection with a stabbing that occurred on Sunday in the 400 block of Brewer Drive in west Columbia.  

Edward Rosson, 54, of Columbia, was charged on Monday with second-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and an initial court appearance was held on Monday.

The probable cause statement says police were called for a report of a stabbing on Sunday morning. Rosson allegedly told police that he “did not think he stabbed” the victim, but claimed he got into an argument over rent and was hit in the head with a cellphone before the victim ran at him with a pole saw, the statement says.

The victim allegedly told police that an argument occurred and Rosson stabbed him in the back of his left leg with a knife, the statement says. While the victim tried to get away, he threw a phone and grabbed a saw to defend himself, the probable cause statement says.

Police at the scene determined Rosson to be the aggressor, the statement says.