Lang
11/5/22
A local transient faces charges that he stabbed another person in the neck at an Iowa City bus stop.
Iowa City Police were called to the Boyrum Street bus stop in front of Hy-Vee just after 10:45 Friday morning. The victim reported being in a conversation with 44-year-old Kenneth Hawkins Jr. when Hawkins stabbed them in the neck with a sharp instrument for no apparent reason and with no warning. Hawkins later reportedly admitted to being in an argument with the person.
The victim was transported to a local emergency room. Hawkins…who lists his address as the 501 Project on Southgate Avenue…was arrested and charged with Willful Injury Causing Serious Injury. If convicted, he faces a maximum of ten years in prison.