Erie police accused a city woman of attempting to kill her boyfriend after they said the boyfriend was stabbed in the chest with a kitchen knife during an altercation at a westside apartment Sept. 7.<\/p>\n
But charges against 50-year-old Gloria J. Young were reduced to one second-degree misdemeanor count of simple assault, which she waived to court, after the boyfriend failed to appear for Young’s preliminary hearing Sept. 30, according to Assistant District Attorney Nick Maskrey.<\/p>\n
Young had faced charges including attempted homicide and felony counts of aggravated assault in the incident, which Erie police said happened on the early morning of Sept. 7 at an apartment in the 400 block of West 18th Street. But the bulk of the charges were withdrawn after the 41-year-old man failed to show for the hearing, Maskrey said.<\/p>\n
Young, who had been in the Erie County Prison on $100,000 bond since her arraignment Sept. 9, was released on unsecured bond following the preliminary hearing, according to court documents.<\/p>\n
According to Erie police, the boyfriend called police after the stabbing and officers arrived to find both in the apartment. Investigators said after the incident that it appeared the boyfriend attempted to fight off Young after he was stabbed and hit her with a board, breaking her arm. Young and the boyfriend were both taken to the hospital, police reported.<\/p>\n
Contact Tim Hahn at thahn@usatodayco.com.<\/p>\n
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Victim’s absence leads to less charges against Erie woman in stabbing<\/p>\n
Reporting by Tim Hahn, Erie Times-News \/ Erie Times-News<\/p>\n
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n
Copyright Reuters or USA Today via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n
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