Three charged with first-degree assault in Cape Girardeau beating

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) — Three men have been charged with first-degree assault after a victim was beaten in the parking lot of a convenience store.

Officers with the Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the scene in the 500-block of North Silver Springs around 3 a.m. on Jan. 25. The victim had injuries consistent with being struck by blunt force.

Video surveillance footage showed two vehicles arriving at the Quick N Save parking lot. The victim exited one vehicle and was attacked by three suspects, who punched and kicked him several times.

Conner Appleton-Greer, 20, of Morehouse, Braxton Plaskie, 20, of Sikeston, and Tanner Watkins, 22, of Bertrand, were charged with Class A felony first-degree assault.

Appleton-Greer is being held on $35,000 cash-only bond, while Plaskie and Watkins are being held on $50,000 cash-only bond.

The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.