Palmer man arrested for allegedly threatening wife with knife

On Nov. 6, Koong Charles Henry, 38, of Palmer, was arrested for third degree assault, recklessly placing another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury by means of a dangerous instrument, as the result of an incident involving his wife.

Police responded to a call from a woman saying her husband was threatening her with a knife. By the time police arrived, they were told the knife had been taken from Henry by his 15-year-old child.

Police say Henry’s other two children, ages 13 and 11, witnessed the incident and Henry was arrested for assault in the third degree, domestic violence-related and remanded into custody of the Mat-Su Pre-trial Facility.

Henry received bail of $750 with 10 percent to the court, along with court orders that he not have contact with the alleged victim, nor come within 500 feet of her residence, along with a monitoring bracelet.

His next court date is a pre-indictment hearing set for Nov. 17.