The Columbia Police Department responded to a local business on Saturday evening, April 5, 2025 after a female called Adair 911 from a dressing room inside the store, reporting that her husband and her had a physical altercation prior to leaving their residence and coming into town. 

Upon arrival, Officers made contact with the caller and observed visible marks around her face, neck and head. The female also advised CPD Officers that a male had pointed a firearm at her and fired once inside the residence in the kitchen. 

Officers made contact with the male subject within the store who advised he was the female‘s husband. After a brief investigation, Charles Knipp, 48, of Columbia, KY was taken into custody and charged with assault 4th degree (domestic violence), strangulation 2nd degree, and wanton endangerment 1st degree, the latter two both being felonies. Officers also retrieved a firearm at the residence and observed where it had been discharged within the home.