Man charged with cutting boy's throat with a handsaw in Cahokia Walmart

A Cahokia man has been charged with attempted first degree murder in connection with an attack on an 11-year-old boy in a Walmart store.

Corey C. Hoffman, 24, is accused of using a handsaw to cut the boy's neck on Wednesday. The charging documents do not say if or how Hoffman knew the boy.

He is also charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery on a child under age 13.

The boy had been taken to the hospital Wednesday; his condition was not disclosed Friday. However, police said Wednesday that his injuries were not life-threatening.

Hoffman was in custody at the St. Clair County Jail on $300,000 bail as of Friday afternoon.

He was charged earlier in May with misdemeanor battery and retail theft, according to St. Clair County court records.

This story was originally published June 1, 2018 at 1:21 PM with the headline "Man charged with cutting boy's throat with a handsaw in Cahokia Walmart."