Man charged with attempted murder after north Columbia stabbing Man charged with attempted murder after north Columbia stabbing By Laurel Mallory | March 5, 2021 at 10:32 AM EST - Updated March 5 at 6:05 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A 65-year-old man faces attempted murder charges in a stabbing in north Columbia. It happened around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on Main Street near Main’s Best Station, at the intersection of Main and Elmwood Avenue, police said. Officers said the suspect, John Geiger, was arguing with a man before the stabbing. The victim is still in the hospital. He has not been identified. Officers, including a K9 team, set up a perimeter after the stabbing and quickly arrested Geiger.