Kansas man stabs 17-year-old Fleet Farm worker before running away: Charges

CARVER, Min. (FOX 9) – A Kansas man faces charges Stabbed 17-year-old employee Inside a Fleet Farm in Carver, Minnesota.

Gerald Dwayne Hudson, 30, was charged Tuesday with first-degree assault causing great bodily harm and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon for his role in the stabbing.

What happened?

On November 24, the Carver County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported stabbing at Fleet Farm.

Charging documents say the incident was captured on security camera and shows a man entering the store just after 2 p.m., passing the employee in the aisle, then walking toward her, looking in both directions.

The charges allege the employee made a “striking move” toward Hudson’s neck while his back was turned to her and ran toward the parking lot before driving away.

The girl grabbed the back of her neck and a customer reported hearing her loudly yelling “he stabbed me,” according to the complaint.

Law enforcement said the teen suffered a “2- to 3-inch-long laceration” to the back of his neck and that the injury was consistent with being stabbed by a “sharp, long object.”

The girl told authorities she didn’t know who the man was. He was transported to the hospital in critical but stable condition, according to court records.

In his words

Law enforcement officers located his vehicle in Chanhassen and conducted a high-risk traffic stop and he was eventually taken into custody, according to the sheriff’s office.

While speaking about the incident, Hudson allegedly told authorities the girl asked where something was in the store and “maybe said something that didn’t feel right to me,” before grabbing a “thing” and hitting the girl. .

“There was no gun, knife, stick or any other lethal weapon, there was a brief conversation and I hit him with the plastic.” Hudson allegedly said while in prison, according to the complaint.

Police said no weapons have been seized yet.

What’s next?

Hudson remains in custody at the Carver County Jail. He is scheduled to appear before a judge Tuesday morning for a bail hearing.

The charge of first-degree assault causing great bodily harm carries a maximum penalty of 20 years behind bars and/or a $30,000 fine if convicted.