{"id":255867,"date":"2026-07-30T22:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T22:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/255867\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T22:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T22:56:11","slug":"waco-hotel-1928-arrest-former-employee-sarah-scranton-charged-in-butcher-knife-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/255867\/","title":{"rendered":"Waco Hotel 1928 Arrest: Former employee Sarah Scranton charged in butcher knife assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kwtx.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/kwtx.com\">WACO, Texas (KWTX) \u2014<\/a> A former employee of Waco\u2019s historic Hotel 1928 is facing felony charges after police say she entered a restricted staff area and threatened a worker with a butcher knife on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Sarah Scranton, 26, was arrested by Waco police and charged with second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by KWTX, officers responded to a civil disturbance call at the hotel located at 701 Washington Avenue. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The hotel\u2019s manager reported that Scranton\u2014an ex-employee who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or pills\u2014had made her way into a back employee area and pulled a knife from her purse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A hotel staff member told police he observed Scranton near the back liquor storage area. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Sarah Scranton, 26, was arrested by Waco Police and charged with second-degree aggravated...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6G6RIARXQFDDPIIS6IGOHCHULE.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1226\" \/>Sarah Scranton, 26, was arrested by Waco Police and charged with second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.(KWTX GRAPHIC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Scranton allegedly called him over before brandishing a black and silver butcher knife in a \u201cstabbing-type manner,\u201d leaving the employee in fear for his life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">As the employee was walking away from Scranton, she told him she always carries a knife in her purse because she is a \u201cpretty white female and needs to protect herself,\u201d police wrote in the affidavit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Scranton fled the scene before police arrived, but officers tracked her to an apartment unit in the 600 block of North 4th Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">During questioning, Scranton admitted to brandishing the weapon but claimed she was just \u201cplaying\u201d because she is Irish, telling officers, \u201cit\u2019s not my fault he (the hotel employee) was offended.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Scranton, according to the affidavit, told police officers she left work at Schmaltz, went to a liquor store near 7th Street and Franklin and then went to Hotel 1928, where she had two glasses of wine. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She also told police she carries the butcher knife for protection because \u201cshe is a pretty white female.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Scranton was booked into the McLennan County Jail and later released on bond. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KWTX. 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