Spokane Valley, WA – Deputies in Spokane Valley arrested an 18-year-old man Sunday afternoon after he allegedly stabbed a woman and threatened several others with what appeared to be a handgun, later determined to be a realistic-looking BB pistol.
According to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, 2025, to reports of a stabbing near E. 8th Avenue and S. Eastern Road. An adult female victim was found bleeding from a leg wound and transported to the hospital with what officials described as non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators say the suspect, identified as Daniel R. Cozby, confronted several women — including a recent ex-girlfriend — during an argument. Witnesses told deputies Cozby jumped out from behind a concrete barrier and threatened the group, saying he had a “gun and knife” and wasn’t afraid to use them. Moments later, he reportedly returned armed with both weapons, stabbing one victim and pointing the replica gun at a juvenile’s head while making death threats.
Multiple witnesses stayed on scene to help victims and give statements to responding deputies. Cozby was later detained at his home nearby, treated for cuts to his hand, and booked into the Spokane County Jail on four felony counts of first-degree assault, along with misdemeanor charges of interfering with the reporting of domestic violence and third-degree malicious mischief.
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