The man accused of attacking multiple people in Kalamazoo last week made his first appearance in court on Monday.
William Richardson is accused of using a knife to injure three people on Thursday night and punching a fourth victim before leading police on a running chase.
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The 33-year-old from Schoolcraft was arraigned on three counts of attempted murder, two counts of assaulting a police officer and one count of aggravated assault.
Police say Richardson first attacked a group of women in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo on Michigan Avenue, leaving one woman with a large gash in her neck that required surgery and another with a fractured skull and cuts to her head and arm. One of the victims told investigators Richardson attacked with no provocation just after 11 p.m. on Sept. 12.
Daren Bower A short time later, a man was attacked in Bronson Park. That victim was able to ride his bicycle to the hospital, despite a cut that severed tendons in his neck and nearly sliced the artery. During an interview with an officer the man passed out due to blood loss. He needed life-saving surgery.