A Bartlesville man is facing a charge of assault and battery with a deadly weapon after an incident Tuesday afternoon in Bartlesville.
Bartlesville PD were called to a park in the 500 block of Bucy. Witnesses say 53-year-old James Edward Horton, Jr., was swinging a knife and stabbed a male victim in the hand. Another victim allegedly used pepper spray on Horton. He was taken into custody without further incident.
The victims told Bartlesville PD they brought their child to the playground and when the child needed to go to the restroom, Horton tried to entice the child into the restroom. The victim tried to take the child to another restroom and recognized Horton as someone who recently burglarized his house.
When the victim attempted to get out of the restroom, Horton started swinging a knife, stabbed the victim's hand, then the victim used pepper spray to protect himself and called 911.
Horton has a record that includes charges of assault and battery with a deadly weapon and arson. The Washington County District Attorney's office plans to file a sentence revocation on one of the charges based on the new charges.
Horton is being held on $75,000 bond with orders to have no contact with the victims. His next Washington County court date is set for May 26th.
