City of Columbia Missouri Police Department

600 E. Walnut Street
Columbia, MO 65201

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 2, 2015

CONTACT: Officer Latisha Stroer, Public Information Officer
Columbia Police Department
(573)874-7448
[email protected]

Bryana Maupin
Public Information Officer
(573) 817-5049
[email protected]

Arrest Made In Knife Assault On Waterloo Drive

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

Natalie L. White, age 26, from Columbia was arrested in the 4500 block of Waterloo Drive at 1:14 P.M.  for Armed Criminal Action with a to be set bond, Domestic Assault in the Second Degree with a bond of $4,500.00, and Property Damage in the Second Degree with a bond of $500.00.

On 4/2/15 at 12:28 P.M., officers were dispatched to the 4500 block of Waterloo Drive, in reference to an assault with a weapon.  The investigation revealed the male victim, age 29, from Columbia, engaged in a verbal argument with Natalie White inside the house. The male victim went to leave the residence and attempted to get in his vehicle when White took the plates off of the vehicle and smashed the windshield. White went back into the house where she grabbed two knives and cut the victim on the wrist. Officers located the victim outside the house when they arrived on the scene. White was inside the house when officers arrived and refused to answer the door to the officers. White opened the door fifteen minutes later and was taken into custody without incident.

The male victim was seen by medics at the scene and transported by personal vehicle to a local hospital with a non-life threatening injury. Present inside the house during the disturbance were two children, ages 2 and 3 who were not injured. Officers did not see any injuries on White.   White and the victim were in an intimate relationship.

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Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

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To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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