A Cambridge man on probation for a menacing conviction in June is facing a new aggravated menacing charge after allegedly chasing a transgender female while armed with a knife outside a Dewey Avenue business Saturday night.



The 30-year-old suspect remained incarcerated in the Guernsey County Jail as of press time Monday awaiting an arraignment hearing in the Cambridge Municipal Court.



The victim was not injured during the incident that reportedly started with the suspect calling the female a derogatory name at her Dewey Avenue residence. The suspect alleged the female spit on him after challenging him to a fight behind a nearby business.



According to municipal court records, the suspect was sentenced to 30 days in jail, which were then suspended, and one year of probation after being convicted of carrying a concealed weapon, a first-degree misdemeanor, and menacing, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree in June.



The suspect changed his initial not guilty pleas to the charges to no contest and was convicted of both offenses.



On Saturday, police were dispatched to a Dewey Avenue store at 10:08 p.m. after a caller reported a male and female were fighting in the parking lot. A store employee reportedly advised a police dispatcher the male was armed with a knife.



Police located the male walking away from the scene when they arrived and detained him for questioning. A pocket knife with a black grip was located in the male’s pants pocket after he told police where to find the knife.



Officers said the suspect told them the female followed him to the store and spit on him in the back alley. When asked why they were fighting, the male reportedly told police, "I don’t know other than the fact she is a ‘ChoMo.’" — a reference to a child molester.



The female told police she was inside her room at a Dewey Avenue motel when she heard a glass bottle break outside. She said she followed the male suspect to the store because she has had problems with him in the past after he learned she is a registered sex offender and a transgender.



Officers said the female claimed she told the male to go behind the store and fight to settle the matter, but he pulled a knife and then chased her inside the business.



A homeless male who is reportedly sleeping in the area told officers he observed the male chasing the female while armed with the knife. He claimed he could see the alley from where he was sitting.



The male was transported to the county jail and incarcerated on the misdemeanor charge. The knife was seized as evidence.



The male was charged with aggravated menacing in December 2018 and both menacing and disorderly conduct in May 2018, but all of the charges were later dismissed by the prosecuting attorney. The male has a lengthy criminal history, according to the municipal court’s website.