Wheat Ridge Police Officer Allan Fischer Released From Hospital To Continue Recovery From Multiple Stab Wounds
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)- Wheat Ridge Police Officer Allan Fischer was released from the hospital on Thursday following surgery for multiple stab wounds suffered in a pre-dawn attack on Wednesday. Bystanders cheered as Fischer was wheeled out of Lutheran Medical Center.
He offered high-fives and thumbs up on the way out.
Fischer responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle near 44th and Ward Road. When police arrived they found a stolen U-Haul truck that had smashed into a fence.
When Fischer confronted the driver, Andre Jones, 29, allegedly got out of the truck and stabbed him multiple times. More Wheat Ridge officers arrived on the scene with one applying a tourniquet to his injuries.
Fischer is a 20-year veteran of the police force.
Jones was advised of the charges against him on Thursday. A judge set his bond at $500,000 and he is scheduled to appear in court on April 20.