A Coalport man is facing an aggravated assault charge after he allegedly entered a city residence and stabbed a man in the leg.

Christopher Terrell Thomas, 46, was arraigned Saturday by District Judge Paula M. Aigner on the aggravated assault charge, as well as one count of being a felon in possession of a weapon, two counts of simple assault and two counts of summary assault of harassment.

Unable to post $150,000 bail, he was remanded to the Blair County Jail.

Altoona police responded around 5:45 p.m., Oct. 25, to a reported stabbing at a residence on the 1500 block of Third Street.

Officers spoke with a witness who said she was in the living room of her home talking to the victim when someone knocked on the door. When she answered, she saw it was a man she knew only as “Dutch,” later identified as Thomas, who lived in a halfway house in Coalport, according to the probable cause affidavit.

The witness said he “exchanged words” with Thomas about returning property they had that belonged to the other. When she moved away from the door, Thomas followed her into the house and she confronted him. The witness said Thomas hit her twice in the right side of the face with a closed fist, the report said.

Thomas then walked up to the victim, pushed him into a chair, punched him in the face, grabbed his leg and stabbed him in the leg. The witness said this was the first time he had seen Thomas with a knife. He then ran out of the house to get help from a neighbor. The victim also escaped and walked south until another neighbor came outside to help him, court documents state.

The witness told officers that she had only known Thomas for a few days and that he had only been to her home twice prior to this incident. When asked if Thomas knew the victim, she said no, the report states.

Officers cleared the house and did not find Thomas or the knife. They located several pools of blood in the living room, kitchen area and blood stains on the floor along the line of travel the victim took after leaving the residence and walking south, court documents state.

Officers contacted staff at the Coalport guesthouse and gave them a description of Thomas. They said they knew a Christopher Thomas who went by the name “Dutch” but he was not currently at the facility. An employee later contacted officers to report that Thomas had returned to the facility in an Uber, according to court documents.

When officers went to UPMC Altoona to speak with the victim, they were informed he was being treated in the operating room. The witness was able to positively identify himself

Thomas as “Dutch” through a series of photos, court documents show.

Thomas’ preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 6 before Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio.