A Bradenton Beach man accused of stabbing another man and escaping from police custody asked a judge to dismiss the charges against him because another person allegedly confessed to the crime.
“I believe the charges I have been incarcerated on should be dropped,” Gennell wrote the court. “My lawyer and the state attorney on the case are well aware that a witness in this case has come forward admitting to committing the following crime of aggravated battery with great bodily harm/or disfigurement.”
Bradenton Beach police arrested Gennell for allegedly stabbing a man Dec. 8, 2010, in the 2500 block of Avenue B.
The police report stated that a man told officers he was lured outside a home, hit with a bat and stabbed five times. The man suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
Gennell was taken to BBPD, where, according to police, he escaped. He was captured soon after with the assistance of a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputy.
Gennell has been in the Manatee County jail since May, after a judge issued an order to revoke his bond.
Gennell wrote, “I hope my motion is granted so I can go home to loved ones and move on with my life. I have been jailed for almost six months now.”