2 More Suspects Charged in Five Points Stabbing

Columbia Police have arrested two more suspects in the weekend stabbing of two employees at a bar in Five Points.

Benjamin Geno, 30, and Jason Skaggs, 34, both turned themselves in to police Tuesday.

Both are charged with two counts of second-degree assault and battery by a mob. 

Police also arrested a third suspect Monday after he turned himself in to authorities.

Stewart Randall Ard, 38, is facing two counts of second-degree assault and battery by a mob and two counts of first-degree assault.

The three are charged for their alleged involvement in the stabbing of two male workers at Group Therapy located at 2107 Green Street shortly before 1 a.m. on Sunday, July 28.

Ard is accused of stabbing the two employees after the three men were asked to leave the business because of the behavior they displayed inside, according to the police department.

The two men left the business and returned to allegedly commit the crime, police said.  

Geno is accused of punching a victim in the head right before the stabbing occurred and the second victim after Ard allegedly stabbed him.

The victims were taken to a local hospital where medical staff informed police that their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. 

Ard allegedly tried to stab two more males as they ran after him moments before the incident, according to the release. The two were not injured.

A fourth suspect has been questioned in connection with the case but he’s not expected to be charged at this time, police said.

All three men were booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. A judge set Ard’s bond at $400,000, Geno’s bond at $75,000, and Skaggs’ bond at $150,000, according to a release.

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