AUSTIN, Texas — A woman was arrested after allegedly stabbing a man on a CapMetro bus late last month, according to an arrest affidavit.
Vikki Lynn Osborne, 42, was taken into custody after the incident on the bus at 5th Street and Lavaca Street around 7 p.m. Jan. 29, according to the affidavit.
Officers responded to a call reporting an assault in progress involving a woman who had brandished a knife at a Hispanic male passenger. While officers were on the way, dispatch reported that the man had been stabbed.
An officer arrived and detained Osborne outside the bus while emergency medical services treated the victim for a stab wound to his mid-chest area.
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According to the affidavit, Osborne told the officer that the victim boarded the bus intoxicated and began using racial slurs, which angered her. During the argument, Osborne said the man called her a derogatory term.
“I will stab you,” Osborne told the victim, according to her statement to police. When he responded, “Go ahead then,” she said she stabbed him.
Surveillance video from the bus shows Osborne removing a knife from her purse and holding it at her side before turning to speak with the victim. Both individuals then stand, and the video shows Osborne lunging toward the victim with the knife, according to police.
The victim sustained a puncture wound that penetrated the skin but was not deep, the affidavit said. He told police he wished to press charges but declined medical transport.
According to online jail records, Osbourne remains in the Travis County Correctional Complex on a $3,000 bond. She is charged with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
CBS Austin reached out to CapMetro for a statement.