HILAND PARK — Additional charges of attempted armed robbery have been brought against a local man accused of stabbing another man in the neck at a gas station, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.
Joe Clifford Bryan, 27, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after he allegedly stabbed a man leaving the Exxon at U.S. 231 and Selma Road at about 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.
The victim stated Bryan walked past him in the parking lot and then turned around to follow the victim a few steps before holding a knife to the victim’s throat. According to the victim, Bryan demanded money. The victim answered “in my back pocket,” BCSO reported.
The victim told officers Bryan then stabbed him and walked away as the victim lay on the ground, kicking at Bryan.
Bryan has now also been charged with attempted armed robbery, BCSO reported.