San Angelo man accused of attacking grandmother in shared home
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — A San Angelo man is being charged for allegedly assaulting his 81-year-old grandmother on April 7 in a home the two shared, according to court records filed in Tom Green County.
Christian Knowlton, 27, was booked in Gillespie County on April 8 for charges of injury of an elderly individual with intent to cause serious bodily injury or mental injury and unauthorized use of a vehicle as well as a charge out of Hunt County for harassment. As of the time of publication, he has a posted bond of $1.5 million.
Knowlton was sought by the San Angelo Police Department as a person of interest in the assault of an 81-year-old San Angelo woman that occurred in the 4300 block of Rodeo Drive during the evening of April 7. The SAPD said in an update issued on the evening of April 8 that he was arrested in Fredericksburg.
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Court records filed in relation to the case stated that an investigator responded to a residence in the 4300 block of Rodeo Drive on April 7 in regards to a robbery.
The investigator learned upon arriving at the scene and speaking with another detective that the assaulted individual was 81 years old and the grandmother of Knowlton. The investigator also learned that Knowlton and his grandmother had been living together at the residence alongside two other people.
The investigator gathered information regarding actions allegedly taken Knowlton, his grandmother, and the other residents prior to the incident, as per the affidavit. The investigator learned that, on the day of the incident, the other residents departed the incident location in the morning. Later that same morning, the grandmother allegedly took Knowlton to a parole meeting before eventually returning to the residence.
The two other individuals who lived at the residence reportedly discovered the grandmother 'on the floor in the front foyer with injuries to her face' after they returned to the residence. The investigator learned that 'only the victim had been located on scene' and that neither Knowlton nor his grandmother's vehicle, identified as a white Jeep Renegade, were present or accounted for.
The investigator was informed that the grandmother had been taken to the Shannon Medical Center Emergency Room by San Angelo Fire Department personnel to be treated for 'extensive injuries to her face.'
Responding to the Shannon Medical Center Emergency Department, the investigator observed that the grandmother's face 'was covered in blood' and that both of her eyes 'were bruised and swollen shut.' The investigator also observed 'a laceration to the victim's left nostril, a laceration on the top left area of the victim's head and bruising to the victim's face and head.' The investigator was told by a Shannon Medical Center staff member that she also 'had sustained fractures to her face and a brain bleed.'
At the time of the investigator's observations, the woman was 'unconscious, intubated and unresponsive.' The investigator later spoke with another detective and was informed that the grandmother had been taken to a different hospital for further treatment.
Upon applying for and obtaining a search warrant for the residence where the incident occurred, evidence items were seized. Among the items taken were a kitchen knife found on a countertop in the residence's kitchen that 'appeared to have blood on the blade,' a purse and an iPhone.
The investigator 'did not observe any apparent signs of forced entry to the residence,' noting that the location 'appeared to be in overall order with no items overturned or apparently out of place.'
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