Cordreck Thompson Jr. jailed after threatening friends with knives over rumor

20-year-old Cordreck Thompson Jr. was caught after threatening Kayla Jones and Samiyah McElrath with knives at a Mcgee Court residence on August 11th. When the police arrived, they spoke with Jones and McElrath. They reported that Qrystil Thaxter and Cordreck Thompson had come to their residence and began banging on the door. They stated the two wanted to fight over a rumor circulating among their group of friends. According to Jones and McElrath, they went outside, and an argument broke out. They claimed to have seen Thaxter holding three knives in one hand and Thompson holding a knife in his hand. Feeling threatened, they quickly went back inside because they were afraid of being stabbed. A warrant was then issued, and Thompson was arrested for aggravated assault on August 12th.

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