Man apparently stabbed over money
An apparent argument over money left one man stabbed and beaten and another behind bars Thursday evening.
The victim, David Kyle King, 29, suffered a cut to the chest and a head laceration from a pair of confrontations with Steve Pleasant, 40, outside Partridge Meadows Apartments. Pleasant is charged with aggravated assault.
According to McMinnville Police Capt. Bryan Denton, police found a bloody King lying on the sidewalk outside the complex when they arrived Thursday night. King said he was cut with a machete wielded by Pleasant during an argument over money.
A subsequent investigation revealed the men began the confrontation earlier at a nearby store. At that time, Pleasant allegedly pulled a pocket knife and cut King across the chest. From that point, Pleasant told police the argument continued, despite the cutting, with King following up the steps of the apartment complex.
Pleasant reportedly told officers he pulled a machete from his apartment and struck King in the head with the butt of the blade, causing the victim to fall down the steps. The machete was found inside the apartment, lying on a television. Blood was found on the television and at other places inside the apartment.