By . Joshua Gardner . Bizarre: Delaware police arrested 49-year-old Ronald Johnson for allegedly stealing 72 pounds of frozen chicken from a delivery truck and then stashing it at a nearby children's day care . Delaware police arrested a man they say stole 72 pounds of whole frozen chickens then stashed them at a day care. Ronald Johnson, 49, allegedly stole the poultry from a truck making a grocery delivery in Wilmington Friday. Officers say the man hid the chickens at a day care behind the grocery and fled. Authorities Johnson later returned to the day care, but was confronted by an employee, who Johnson then stabbed on the back and hand with a knife. Anthony Kinard,38, is the son of Ertha Kinard, who runs the day care center. He told Philadelphia's Fox 29 about the ordeal. 'Any . son would defend their mom no matter what so that's what's going . through my head,' said Kinard, whose mother was busy trying to keep the . day care's children from seeing the bizarre scene.l . While he tried to keep the suspect at bay, police say Mr. Kinard was stabbed by Johnson with a steak knife in the arm. Hectic scene: Ertha Kinard, left, runs the day care center and was trying to keep the place calm and call police while her son Anthony tried to keep Johnson at bay . Stabbed: The bizarre incident went down at this Wilmington day care and allegedly led to Mr. Kinard being stabbed with a steak knife in the arm by Johnson . Johnson allegedly stole the chickens from a delivery truck that was being unloaded at this grocery store, which sits in front of the day care center . 'This . basically is cut here its open and its broke here,' the victim said as . he showed Fox 29 his injuries. Kinard broke his hand when he fell down . during the alleged attack. Mrs. Kinard managed to call police during the encounter, who pursued Johnson and arrested him after a foot chase. 'He . tried to keep an eye on him not to fight him, but to keep an eye on him . until the police come,' Mrs. Kinard said. 'A whole box a whole box of . chicken they had not been cut up.' Johnson is charged with assault and theft. Police gave the chickens back to the delivery driver.
Ronald Johnson, 49, allegedly stole the whole chickens from a Wilmington, Delaware delivery truck .
Police say he then hid them in an entrance to a daycare, where the manager's son Anthony Kinard tried to keep him away .
That's when Johnson allegedly stabbed Kinard in the arm with a steak knife .
By . Joshua Gardner . Bizarre: Delaware police arrested 49-year-old Ronald Johnson for allegedly stealing 72 pounds of frozen chicken from a delivery truck and then stashing it at a nearby children's day care . Delaware police arrested a man they say stole 72 pounds of whole frozen chickens then stashed them at a day care. Ronald Johnson, 49, allegedly stole the poultry from a truck making a grocery delivery in Wilmington Friday. Officers say the man hid the chickens at a day care behind the grocery and fled. Authorities Johnson later returned to the day care, but was confronted by an employee, who Johnson then stabbed on the back and hand with a knife. Anthony Kinard,38, is the son of Ertha Kinard, who runs the day care center. He told Philadelphia's Fox 29 about the ordeal. 'Any . son would defend their mom no matter what so that's what's going . through my head,' said Kinard, whose mother was busy trying to keep the . day care's children from seeing the bizarre scene.l . While he tried to keep the suspect at bay, police say Mr. Kinard was stabbed by Johnson with a steak knife in the arm. Hectic scene: Ertha Kinard, left, runs the day care center and was trying to keep the place calm and call police while her son Anthony tried to keep Johnson at bay . Stabbed: The bizarre incident went down at this Wilmington day care and allegedly led to Mr. Kinard being stabbed with a steak knife in the arm by Johnson . Johnson allegedly stole the chickens from a delivery truck that was being unloaded at this grocery store, which sits in front of the day care center . 'This . basically is cut here its open and its broke here,' the victim said as . he showed Fox 29 his injuries. Kinard broke his hand when he fell down . during the alleged attack. Mrs. Kinard managed to call police during the encounter, who pursued Johnson and arrested him after a foot chase. 'He . tried to keep an eye on him not to fight him, but to keep an eye on him . until the police come,' Mrs. Kinard said. 'A whole box a whole box of . chicken they had not been cut up.' Johnson is charged with assault and theft. Police gave the chickens back to the delivery driver.
Johnson, 49, allegedly stole the poultry from a while her son Anthony tried to keep Johnson at Kinard being stabbed with a steak knife in the arm by Johnson . Johnson allegedly stole the chickens from a delivery truck that was being