A Columbia man has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly stabbed a woman on Sept. 25.

52-year-old Richard McCracken, of Columbia, had an arraignement Monday in Boone County Court, on charges of first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and a count of unlawful use of a weapon.

According to the probable cause statement, the victim was familiar with McCracken from “shelters” and that he offered to pay for a hotel room so she would not be trespassing. McCracken got the victim in a vehicle and then choked and stabbed her while she was in the passenger seat, the statement says.

The victim allegedly got away and knocked on someone’s door on Tuscany Ridge. The victim was bleeding and had stab wounds on her hand and had blood on her hands and arms, according to the statement.

A confined docket hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7. A preliminary hearing is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6.

McCracken is currently being held at the Boone County Jail without bond