Michael Williams
Photo: (Left) Reuters, (right) handout
[From article]
The man accused of stabbing four people on an Amtrak train told police that it started after a man he was talking to on the train “turned into a demon and he had to fight them,” according to court documents obtained by 24 Hour News 8.
“Michael Williams said he did not remember exactly what he did but that he did have a knife in his hand,” according to an affidavit for his arrest.
Williams, 44, of Saginaw, stabbed and cut the train’s conductor, Dontrol Bankhead, 40, twice in the head, twice in the neck and several times on his body, police said. He stabbed Bonnie Cleasby, 59, in the abdomen, Dan Stewart, 59, once in the chest, and Gayle VanHorst, 47, in the chest, according to the report.
All were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
A Niles police officer said he responded to the call for help on the train but was forced back out by the fleeing passengers. He then saw the suspect running at him with a “large hunting knife” with a 5-inch blade. The officer pulled out his Taser and struck Williams in the chest, “incapacitating” him and causing him to drop the knife as he fell to the floor.
“Michael Williams said he did not remember exactly what he did but that he did have a knife in his hand,” according to an affidavit for his arrest.
Williams, 44, of Saginaw, stabbed and cut the train’s conductor, Dontrol Bankhead, 40, twice in the head, twice in the neck and several times on his body, police said. He stabbed Bonnie Cleasby, 59, in the abdomen, Dan Stewart, 59, once in the chest, and Gayle VanHorst, 47, in the chest, according to the report.
All were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
A Niles police officer said he responded to the call for help on the train but was forced back out by the fleeing passengers. He then saw the suspect running at him with a “large hunting knife” with a 5-inch blade. The officer pulled out his Taser and struck Williams in the chest, “incapacitating” him and causing him to drop the knife as he fell to the floor.
An undated courtesy photo of Williams while he was in the Army.
http://woodtv.com/2014/12/08/amtrak-stabbing-suspect-facing-murder-charges/
Amtrak suspect: Had to fight a demon
By Ken Kolker
Published: December 8, 2014, 12:10 pm Updated: December 8, 2014, 5:02 pm
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[From article]
Michael Williams, 44, of Saginaw was charged Saturday with attempted murder. He’s accused of stabbing four people while the train was stopped Friday night at a depot in Niles in southwestern Michigan, about 10 miles north of South Bend, Indiana. The victims were reported to be in stable condition.
Officers rushed to the scene after someone aboard the Chicago-to-Port Huron train called police about a suspicious person.
“Officers pushed their way onto the train past the passengers exiting and were immediately confronted” by Williams, Niles police Chief Jim Millin said. “Officers quickly subdued the subject with the use of a Taser and he was taken into custody.”
http://nypost.com/2014/12/06/police-stop-man-on-stabbing-rampage-aboard-amtrak-train/
Police stop man on ‘stabbing rampage’ aboard Amtrak train
By Associated Press
New York Post
December 6, 2014 | 5:08pm
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