Since late Wednesday night, detectives from the Jefferson City Police Department have been actively investigating an aggravated assault that occurred in the 800 block of Mulberry Street.
Detectives identified Christopher Page, 22, as the suspect and the Cole County Prosecutor's Office subsequently charged Page with first-degree assault and armed criminal action on Thursday and active warrants were issued for his arrest.
A $1000 CrimeStoppers reward was offered for information related to the location of Page in attempt to take him into custody. Multiple calls to Crimestoppers were received and investigated with no success.
However, at approximately 3:50 p.m. Friday, police received a tip that Page was in the 1000 block of Elizabeth Street. They located Page as he was walking in the area and he was taken into custody without further incident.
As of Friday night, Page was being held in the Cole County Jail on $100,000 bond.
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A $1,000 cash reward has been established through the Jefferson City Area CrimeStoppers for information leading to the whereabouts and arrest of the suspect in the stabbing of an 18 year old Jefferson City female that occurred late Wednesday night.
The suspect, 22 year-old Christopher Page, is wanted on a variety of charges including first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
Please contact CrimeStoppers at 659-TIPS if you have information on Page's whereabouts.
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A Jefferson City man has been charged in connection with a non-fatal stabbing that occurred Wednesday night.
Christopher Page, 22, 1206 Swifts Highway, is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action.
A Jefferson City Police Department probable cause statement shows officers were called to an apartment in the 800 block of Mulberry Street around 11:43 p.m.
The female victim was taken to a local hospital and was found to have lacerations to her face and had sustained two skull fractures caused by blunt trauma. The emergency room physician also found the victim had severe bruising around her throat, indicating she had been chocked.
The 18-year-old victim said Page assaulted her after she told him their relationship was over.
The victim said the last thing she remembered was talking to another man on the phone, walking into her bedroom and Page beginning to assault her.
Page has a prior conviction in Texas for assault.
Page has ties to the Jefferson City and St. Louis areas and is still being sought on a variety of charges stemming from this assault.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Jefferson City Police Department at 573-634-6400 or to contact CrimeStoppers at 573-659-TIPS.
Earlier coverage:
On Wednesday at 11:43 p.m., Jefferson City police responded to the 800 block of Mulberry for a check well-being call.
According to the caller, there was an open door to a residence with a female resident inside, lying in a pool of blood.
Officers arrived shortly after the call and located the victim, who was barely conscious.
Through initial observations, it appeared that a struggle took place within the residence, and that the victim had been assaulted with a knife.
The victim was able to give officers information as to the suspect's identity prior to EMS arriving on scene, and it was determined she was struck, choked and then stabbed multiple times in her head prior to her transport to a local hospital.
The initial investigation revealed that the victim, an 18 year-old Jefferson City female, had a relationship with the suspect, and there was an apparent argument over the status of that relationship. She was transferred due to the extensive nature of her injuries to a hospital in Columbia.
The suspect in this case, Christopher L. Page, a 22 year-old male with Jefferson City and St. Louis ties, is still at large and sought by Police Detectives on a variety of charges based on the assault. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Jefferson City Police Department at 573-634-6400 or to contact CrimeStoppers at 573-659-TIPS.