Police: Woman cuts boyfriend several times with knife

A Cape Girardeau woman cut her boyfriend several times with a knife Thursday night, police said.

Cape Girardeau police arrested Nellie Ann Barnett, 44, and the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged her with second-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action.

Barnett’s bond was set at $7,500 cash, with the condition she must wear a device that monitors for intoxicating beverages.

Cape Girardeau police officers went to a domestic-disturbance call about 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the 300 block of Ellis Street, according to a probable-cause statement filed in the case by police Cpl. Bryan Blanner.

They saw a man who had been cut on his forearm, chest and abdomen that were consistent with knife wounds, Blanner wrote.

“Each of these wounds were minor and did not require medical attention,” Blanner wrote.

Before calling police, the victim said he was sitting in the living with Barnett when she became upset about the relationship he had with their deceased son, according to the statement.

Barnett grabbed a knife and began slashing and stabbing at him, Blanner wrote.

Barnett told officers she was not involved in any type of assault and acted as if she had no idea what they were talking about, Blanner wrote. She said the cuts to the victim were injuries from a motorcycle crash.

Blanner told her the injuries were not consistent with a motorcycle crash, he wrote.

Barnett had blood on the back of her right arm but did not have any injuries, Blanner wrote. Blanner reported the blood most likely came from the victim, according to the statement.

Officers could not find the knife used in the assault, Blanner wrote.

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Pertinent address:

300 block of Ellis Street, Cape Girardeau, Mo.