Evansville man arrested after threatening witness

Evansville Police arrested 24 year old Quinton Jennings on several charges after he threatened a witness in a murder trial.
Police responded to a home in the 1300 block of S. Governor around 10:30 on Monday night. A woman in the home told officers that a man had knocked on the door and announced that he was with the “EPD”. The woman opened the door and the man came in and punched her in the face. After a brief struggle, the man ended up on top of her with a knife pointed at her chest. The woman told investigators that the man threatened her about testifying in the homicide trial that starts today.
The Cedric Watt murder trial starts today and the woman is a witness for the prosecution. Chris Bell is the defendant. The woman told investigators that she had did not know her attacker, but thought he might have sent by another woman who knows Bell.
Jennings was identified by the woman and two neighbors who helped stop the attack. Jennings was arrested and charged with:
Burglary CL-B felony
Impersonating a Public Servant CL-D felony
Obstruction of Justice CL-D felony
Battery CL-A misdemeanor