Subject arrested after stabbing incident

On Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at approximately 8:10 p.m., officers of the Pittsburg Police Department were called to Casey’s General Store located at 2912 N. Broadway in reference to an active fight in progress inside the store, where one person was reported stabbed. Officers immediately detained a suspect and began providing treatment to the victim until Crawford County EMS arrived on scene.

The subsequent investigation revealed the victim and the suspect were traveling together with several other subjects in a vehicle when an argument over money and a missing cell phone began on the parking lot of Casey’s. The victim accused the suspect of taking his cell phone and at some point the argument between the two turned physical.

The suspect then allegedly produced a knife and stabbed the victim in the upper chest area, causing a non-life threatening wound. The victim then chased the
suspect into the store where the fight between them continued until bystanders intervened just prior to officers arriving. The victim Marquis C. Witt, 23, of Chicago, Illinois was  transported to Ascension Via-Christi Hospital where he was treated and released.

The suspect, Noah Richard Futura, 19, of Columbia, Missouri, was arrested and transported to the Crawford County Jail where he was booked on charges of Aggravated Battery and Possession of Marijuana. Futura is being held in lieu of $5,000 bond.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing at this time. Anyone having information related to this incident, or other incidents, is urged to contact the Pittsburg Police Department at 620-231-1700, or at our tip line, 620-231-TIPS (8477). Callers may remain anonymous.

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