Man Who Refused Mask Charged In League City Restaurant Stabbing

LEAGUE CITY, TX — A suspect in a March stabbing incident at a Jack in the Box was arrested by League City police Thursday at a shopping center in Pearland.

James Henry Schulz, 54, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon stemming from the March 17 incident, according to authorities. League City police arrested Schulz at 2-A-Day Sports Bar at 10555 Pearland Parkway. Schulz was living in a tent nearby, police said.

Schulz is accused of stabbing a manager at the Jack in the Box located at 1503 W. League City Parkway after he refused to follow the restaurant mask rules.

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Video surveillance reviewed by police showed the manager talking with a white man and showing him the mask sign on the door. The man began to leave before he turned and ran toward the manager, stabbing him three times in the upper arm and torso, according to police.

The suspect fled the scene before League City police got to the restaurant, and authorities later identified him as Schulz.