Homeless man faces charges after stabbing man in the face near Columbus Square, police say

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – A homeless man faces felony charges after police said he stabbed a man in the face near the Columbus Square neighborhood last week.

Al Spencer, 62, faces charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action after an incident that took place in a parking lot near North 14th Street and Cass Avenue on Aug. 6, according to court records.

The probable cause statement said the victim was walking outside a smoke shop when Spencer got out of his car holding a “bladed object.” The unarmed victim began retreating…

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