| ASSAULTED USING BOX CUTTER - A St. Albans man is facing several charges after allegedly sexually assaulting another man and trying to rob him in Charleston.
Robert Eugene Pannell, 53, of St. Albans, is charged with kidnapping, first degree sexual assault and first degree robbery, according to criminal complaints filed in Kanawha Magistrate Court.
Pannell allegedly threatened the man with a box cutter and told the victim to withdraw money from the SunTrust Bank ATM and give it to him.
When the victim couldn't get money out of the machine, Pannell allegedly grabbed him by the wrist and pulled him across the street to an exterior stairwell attached to St. Marks Methodist Church on Washington Street.
The victim told police he was forced to perform oral sex and intercourse as the box cutter was pressed to his throat.
Video surveillance was also used as evidence, according to the complaint.
A warrant for Pannell's arrest was issued on Friday. He was booked into South Central Regional Jail on Saturday.
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