A Renton man was charged with first-degree assault after he allegedly stabbed a man in the neck near JP’s Barroom.

On Sept. 4, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) charged Jamel Michael Quarterman, 36, of Renton, for first-degree assault for allegedly stabbing a man in the neck at about 9:33 p.m. Aug. 31, outside of JP’s Barroom, 214 Williams Ave. South, Renton. According to charging documents, the man who was stabbed was yelling things before Quarterman and a friend approached the man, but the friend attempted to get Quarterman to leave the situation.

According to spokesperson Casey McNerthney, the KCPAO asked that Quarterman be held on a $1 million bail, but the first appearance court set his bail at $500,000. According to the King County Adult and Juvenile Detention j

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