Man charged in Montgomery County with 10 felonies, accused of trying to attack family members

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Danville man was charged with 10 felonies after he allegedly tried to attack his family on Sunday in Montgomery County.

Trysten Jones, 20, was charged with three counts of first-degree domestic assault, one count of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, three counts of unlawful use of a weapon and three counts of armed criminal action. He is being held without bond, though a mugshot was not immediately available. A bond review is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The probable cause statement says law enforcement was called at 6:53 p.m. Sunday for a report of an attack with a knife. Jones allegedly tried to break down the door of a room where three victims, including a 6-year-old, were hiding.

Jones had run away from the residence by the time law enforcement arrived and deputies found a knife stabbed into a kitchen island, the statement says.  

One of the victims told deputies that Jones had been asleep on a couch, woke up and yelled at and shoved the 6-year-old before grabbing the knife, the statement says. One of the adult victims then grabbed the child and barricaded themselves in one of the bedrooms while Jones tried to break down the door, the statement says.

Jones apparently stabbed a hole in the door, the statement says. Jones left when he heard one of the victims call law enforcement, the statement says. The family came out of the room after one of the victims looked through the hole in door and saw Jones leave the home, the statement says.

Deputies learned Jones ran to another family member’s home and a short standoff occurred before deputies were able to make an arrest, the statement says.