Indiana man charged in Saturday road rage stabbing in Coldwater

Don Reid, Coldwater Daily Reporter
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COLDWATER — A 38-year-old Marion, Indiana man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed a 24-year-old Coldwater man in the chest Saturday afternoon in what police are calling a road rage incident.

Adam Wallis was arraigned on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, a 10-year felony, Monday. His bond was set at $50,000. 

Coldwater Police talked to witnesses at the scene of a stabbing Saturday.
Coldwater Police talked to witnesses at the scene of a stabbing Saturday.

According to a Monday press release from the Coldwater Police, LifeCare Ambulance transported the 24-year-old victim to Promedica Coldwater Regional Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries.

Police determined Wallis was a passenger in his brother’s Honda SUV headed west on East Chicago Street, U.S. 12 when he and the victim in a Chevrolet pickup truck began yelling at each other.

Coldwater Police
Coldwater Police

Both vehicles stopped for the red light at the I-69 southbound ramp exit around 2:39 p.m. when each exited his vehicle and began arguing.

Police said Wallis pulled a knife and stabbed the other man and they continued to fight in the street.

Witnesses said Wallis threw the knife into a grassy field by the exit before getting back into his brother’s car.

The victim thought Wallis would flee the scene, so he backed his pickup truck into the front of the Honda to prevent them from leaving, police said.

Police said the stabbing victim drove his truck into the vehicle the suspect was riding in to prevent it from driving away.
Police said the stabbing victim drove his truck into the vehicle the suspect was riding in to prevent it from driving away.

According to police, Wallis and the other man were in Coldwater visiting a marijuana dispensary.

Police located the knife in the area north of Chicago Street.

Witnesses reported shots, but police said none were fired.

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Police are asking that anyone who witnessed the incident please get in touch with Sgt. Cody Longrey at (517) 278-4525.

The investigation tied up traffic around the intersection along the busy road for half an hour.

 ---Contact Don Reid: dReid@Gannett.com. 

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