KC man accused of assaulting victim in wheelchair in Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Kansas City man has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly assaulted a victim who was in a wheelchair.

Arthur Wayne Hooks, 71, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree assault of a special victim, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.

The probable cause statement says someone on May 3 brought the victim to a police officer’s vehicle that was parked at the Eagle Stop at 1704 North Providence Road.

The victim allegedly told police they were assaulted by Hooks after they refused to have sex with him, court documents say. The victim was evaluated by EMS and police noted multiple injuries in the probable cause statement.

Police found Hooks with a 9-inch knife when he was arrested, the statement says.

Hooks was allegedly recorded on video telling police that he attacked the wheelchair-bound victim in self-defense, court documents say.