Employee charged in stabbing of president of Muskegon County manufacturer

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MUSKEGON, Mich. – Suspected of stabbing the president of the company where he was employed, Nathan Mahoney was arraigned Wednesday morning, charged with assault with intent to murder and fleeing and eluding a police officer.

According to court documents, the 32-year-old Walker man allegedly walked into a conference room during a morning meeting at Anderson Express Tuesday and stabbed the company president with a “red-handled” knife.

Mahoney then drove away from the Fruitport Township-based manufacturing facility and was arrested by Muskegon County deputies less than an hour later in a Ravenna backyard, court documents say.

Due to injuries sustained in the stabbing, the president of Anderson Express underwent surgery that day. According to a company spokesperson, “he has a good prognosis for a full and speedy recovery.”

“This is certainly not a ‘whodunit’ case by any means,” Matt Roberts, a trial attorney for the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office, said Wednesday, referring to the many witnesses who saw the incident at the workplace.

Mahoney was hired to work at Anderson Express earlier this month, employed in an “accounting role,” Roberts told FOX 17.

During his arraignment in Muskegon County’s 60th District Court, Mahoney’s bail was set at $500,000 cash bail on the charge of assault with intent to murder. In a separate case from the same alleged stabbing, the fleeing and eluding charge came on a $1,000 cash bond.

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According to court documents, Mahoney has refused to talk to police.

“We are not speculating on any motive in this case,” Roberts said. “However, despite the redress you may have against an individual, under no circumstances may you act violently against that person.”

In a statement released to FOX 17, Mary Ann Sabo, a spokesperson for Anderson Express, said:

“We remain in shock over the incident that happened at our factory yesterday.

“Our first thoughts are with our president, who has a good prognosis for a full and speedy recovery. We are also focused on supporting our employees as they deal with this senseless assault.

“We appreciate the swift actions of local law enforcement and will continue to cooperate with their investigation, which is ongoing at this time.”

Mahoney is due back in court on Dec. 26 for a probable cause conference.

Employee charged with allegedly stabbing president of Muskegon County manufacturer

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