CLEARFIELD – A Maryland man accused of beating an area woman and putting a knife to her throat waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Richard Ireland during Centralized Court on Wednesday at the Clearfield County Jail.
Manuj “Glenn” McCoon of Cockeysville, MD has been charged with simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment. He was originally charged with terroristic threats, but it was withdrawn. McCoon is incarcerated at the CCJ in lieu of $25,000 bail.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Oct. 24, Lawrence Township police received a complaint from a woman whose daughter had been beaten by a man. The woman told police her daughter had been at an area hotel.
Upon further investigation, police found that at approximately 9:30 p.m. Oct. 23, the victim had been beaten by “Glenn,” or McCoon, during a hotel room altercation. McCoon had accused the victim of stealing cocaine.
During the alleged incident, McCoon struck the victim in both the left and right side of her head with a closed fist. He then allegedly placed a knife to her throat and threatened to go after the victim’s son if she didn’t return his cocaine or called the police.
The victim returned to her mother’s residence the next morning and complained of pain. Police advised for the victim to be taken for a medical evaluation.
In her written statement to police, the victim alleged she was punched approximately three times in the face. She also alleged that McCoon placed a knife to her throat while he was upset. The victim told police McCoon had accused her of stealing $2,000 worth of cocaine from him.
The victim told police she hadn’t stolen anything from McCoon. McCoon, she said, had accused her two other times as well. The victim told police she owned a handgun that McCoon had taken from her and believed he’d referenced it when talking about shooting her.
After giving her statement, the victim was taken to the Clearfield Hospital by her mother. She was checked by staff and discharged with a primary diagnosis of a criminal assault.