Homeless man slit Coon Rapids woman’s throat while she showered
By Crime Watch MN, Sept. 30, 2022, updated
A homeless man who should have been in prison on a prior conviction is now charged with nearly killing a Coon Rapids woman by slitting her throat as she showered.
Rickey Donnel Webster, 27, has been charged with first-, second- and fourth-degree assault in Anoka County Court following the Wednesday attack.
Charges say Coon Rapids, Minn., police responded Wednesday on a report of an assault. The 911 caller said a woman had shown up at his door with a large cut to her neck and bleeding profusely.
Police arrived to find the victim who appeared to be in shock from blood loss. The victim was able to tell police that a man named “Rickey” had entered her bathroom while she was in the shower and cut her neck with a large knife.
The victim was rushed to the hospital where she was intubated and underwent emergency surgery. The charging document says that the extent of the victim’s injury created “a high probability of death.”
The officer was able to locate Webster nearby. Charges say Webster was acting very erratically and was requesting medical attention. Webster was brought to the hospital where he was restrained. While the officer was restraining him, Webster thrashed his head and bit the officer’s left ring finger, causing the nail to crack.
Webster, who has no permanent address, according to the jail booking record, should have been in prison at the time of the assault.
Webster was convicted last November on a felony drug count in Scott County and was sentenced to 17 months in prison. However, Judge Caroline H. Lennon stayed the prison sentence and instead placed Webster on probation for three years.
Webster has a history of felony convictions including third-degree burglary (was converted to a misdemeanor), criminal vehicular operation involving substantial bodily harm while a controlled substance [is present in the body], and auto theft. Other convictions include gross misdemeanors on DWI and theft, and misdemeanor obstructing the legal process.
Webster made his first court appearance on the new charge on Friday and was granted a public defender. Webster remains in custody on $600,000 bail.
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