Monday, September 23, 2013

Bystanders refuse to stand by...

TYPE OF INCIDENT:         Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill,  Inflicting Serious Injury           

Location:                              411 E. Fourth Street
                                               
Case #:                                  13-63815

Date / Time:                          September 22, 2013                       2:20 a.m.

Victim:                                   Rachel Cooper
                                                21 years old
                                                Greenville

Charged:                              Jacob Hollingsworth
                                                23 years old
                                                Westminster, SC                            

At about 2:20 a.m. on Sunday September 22 Greenville Police officers were called to the scene of an assault in the street at 411 E. Fourth Street.   The victim told officers she was walking home from downtown when she was assaulted by an unknown white male armed with a pocket knife.  The victim yelled out for help as she fought the suspect, and several bystanders came to her aid.  The assisting citizens disarmed the suspect. The suspect was knocked unconscious during the struggle. 

The victim sustained serious cuts to her upper body. Her injuries are not life-threatening. She and the suspect were both transported to Vidant Medical Center for treatment.  The victim has been treated and released from the medical center. No additional information on their conditions is available.


Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit and crime scene technicians from the Forensics Unit responded to follow up on the case.  Detectives have charged 23 year old Jacob Hollingsworth with Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill, Inflicting Serious Injury.  He will be served with arrest warrants when he is released from Vidant Medical Center.

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