Man accused of throwing knife at wife
JANESVILLE—A Janesville man threw a folding pocketknife at his wife and his neighbor and held the same knife against the throat of the couple’s roommate after consuming a liter of whiskey Tuesday night, according to Janesville police.
Police responded to 545 S. Main St. at 9:22 p.m. Tuesday after 911 received a hang-up call, Sgt. Brian Vaughn said.
Officers arrested Gene Hasel, 36, on charges of domestic endangering safety while armed, domestic criminal damage while armed and domestic disorderly conduct while armed.
Hasel’s wife tried calling 911 after her husband threw a knife at her while she was sitting on the couch. The knife landed near her and in the sofa cushion, Vaughn said.
Then Hasel held the knife against the throat of the couple’s roommate. When the couple’s upstairs neighbor went downstairs to see what was happening, Hasel threw the knife across the living room at him. The knife lodged in the wall about 2 feet from the man, Vaughn said.
Hasel was taken to Mercy Hospital for treatment.
Jan 17, 2008 at 10:50 a.m.
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Its time to ban pocket knifes. Someone think of the children.
Jan 16, 2008 at 10:15 p.m.
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"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss." - Robert A. Heinlein
Jan 16, 2008 at 9:40 p.m.
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What about him and the knife-throwing guy from the other blog ending up in the same cell?
Jan 16, 2008 at 9:34 p.m.
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I knew from the very beginng that the metric system would be nothing but trouble.
Jan 16, 2008 at 4:42 p.m.
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what does cig tax have to do with Hazel the knife or whiskey?
Jan 16, 2008 at 1:35 p.m.
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I'm with liberte, more taxes will solve everything....
Jan 16, 2008 at 12:07 p.m.
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How does the cig tax relate to drinking whiskey, it's not like they said he spontaneously combusted!
Jan 16, 2008 at 12:07 p.m.
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its a good think we can buy a liter of whiskey on any corner, but we spend millions of dollars a year to keep marijuana illegal.
Jan 16, 2008 at 11:08 a.m.
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It's pretty obvious that we need to increase the cigarette tax another $1, or so.
Jan 16, 2008 at 9:45 a.m.
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A liter of whiskey will do that......
Jan 16, 2008 at 9:25 a.m.
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