A State College man faces numerous criminal charges after allegedly holding a former girlfriend at knifepoint inside their apartment.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, State College police responded to a call about a domestic dispute on the evening of Jan. 15. When officers arrived at the College Avenue apartment, they found the female victim at a nearby business and Matthew Greenfield, 24, outside the apartment holding a knife and bleeding from a small wound on his forearm.
Police say Greenfield discarded the knife and was taken into custody without incident.
The victim later told police that she and Greenfield were previously in a romantic relationship, and are currently roommates. When she told Greenfield they needed to discuss their relationship, Greenfield initially said he did not want to before reportedly becoming aggressive and smashing a nearby lamp.
Greenfield then allegedly grabbed a knife with an eight inch blade, which he brandished and put to his own throat while threatening to harm himself. The woman was able to grab her cell phone and run into the bathroom, where she called another person who in turn called police. The victim told police that Greenfield followed her, stabbing holes into walls and doors and slashing the shower curtain in the bathroom.
According to the affidavit, Greenfield blocked the woman from leaving the apartment while waving the knife at her. He then reportedly put the knife to his throat and said, “this is the night I die.” Police say the victim was able to crawl between his legs and escape the apartment, fleeing barefoot to the adjacent business where she called 911.
Greenfield faces misdemeanor charges of unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, reckless endangerment and simple assault. He was arraigned on $25,000 unsecured bail, and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 4.
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