CLEARWATER, Fla. — A woman is in custody after stabbing another woman and a Clearwater police officer during a disturbance call Tuesday night, according to the Clearwater Police Department (CPD).
Police responded to the 1300 block of Wood Drive just before 9 p.m. on March 24, where the 23-year-old suspect, Shakenya Mone' Batson, attacked both the woman and the officer, per the report.
When officers first arrived on the scene, they saw several people arguing, according to CPD. Police tried to deescalate the situation stemming from a woman looking to speak to her former girlfriend, who is the suspect's sister.
Batson charged the other woman and began stabbing her.
Police tried to separate the two women, when an officer was stabbed, CPD reports.
The stabbed woman was taken to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital as a trauma alert with potential life-threatening injuries. The 22-year-old woman is in serious condition.
Samantha Negron, the officer stabbed in her arm, was transported to Morton Plant Hospital for treatment and has since been released, per officials. Negron has been with CPD for two years.
Batson faces charges of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery on law enforcement.
Clearwater police said there is no ongoing threat to the community.
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