Knife-wielding man accused in parking lot stabbing at Starbucks

Minutes after a woman was attacked by a knife-wielding man in the parking lot of Starbucks, Columbus police arrested a suspect in the area.

Hannibal H. Chambers, 34, is charged with one count each of aggravated assault and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime in the 11:30 a.m. Thursday incident at 4519 Woodruff Road, said Police Maj. J.D. Hawk. Chambers is held in the Muscogee County Jail for a 9 a.m. hearing Saturday in Columbus Recorder’s Court.

Chambers was taken into custody at a residence in the 1900 block of 44th Street.

The woman, 28, is being treated for several knife wounds on her body but they are not believed to be life-threatening, Hawk said.

Police said the woman and the man weren’t acquainted. She was walking to her vehicle in the parking lot of the popular coffeehouse when the suspect approached her.

This story was originally published April 6, 2017 at 3:43 PM with the headline "Knife-wielding man accused in parking lot stabbing at Starbucks."