Mount Morris woman charged with stabbing boyfriend
A Mount Morris woman was arrested after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend seven times during an argument at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday in Perry Township, Greene County.
Christina Larea Lorenz, 31, told police she stabbed Tyler Spacht in self-defense. She claimed he threatened her with a gun and assaulted her. No charges have been filed against Spacht.
He was transported to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia, with seven stab wounds to his arm and upper torso and a collapsed lung, according to court documents.
Lorenz was transported to a hospital for evaluation.
Police interviewed Spacht at the hospital, who told police they went to two bars before returning to their Mount Morris residence. He said they began arguing about her wanting to leave, and she stabbed him. He said he took the knife from her and she called 911, telling dispatchers Spacht threatened her with a gun and saying that she stabbed him and fled, according to the affidavit.
Police searched the house and could not find a firearm in or near the residence, they said.
She is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person. She is lodged in Greene County Prison in lieu of a $25,000 bond.