Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators have made an arrest in a stabbing incident that injured a 24-year-old man on the Gervais Street bridge last night.
CPD officers were dispatched to 200 Gervais Street shortly after 6:30 p.m. (March 9, 2020) for a reported fight. The suspect, identified as Jalen Fulmer (DOB: 1-19-1994) is accused of arguing with a male acquaintance and stabbing him in the upper arm. The victim was taken to the hospital by EMS for his non-life threatening injury.
According to witnesses, Fulmer ran from the scene before officers arrived but was soon captured by CPD officers at the 1200 block of Blanding Street.
Fulmer was interviewed by an investigator and charged with Assault and Battery – First Degree. He is currently housed at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center (ASGDC).
All persons arrested/charged are presumed innocent until or unless proven guilty in a court of law.