A 42-year-old woman was booked into Santa Clara County Jail
Wednesday night after she allegedly tried to stab her mother with a
butcher knife, according to Morgan Hill police Cmdr. David
Swing.
Morgan Hill – A 42-year-old woman was booked into Santa Clara County Jail Wednesday night after she allegedly tried to stab her mother with a butcher knife, according to Morgan Hill police Cmdr. David Swing.
Lexie McClain, of Morgan Hill, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after she was treated and released at a hospital, Swing said, because she was under the influence of alcohol and had been taking medicine.
The incident began as a domestic violence situation when McClain called the Morgan Hill Police Department to report a dispute with her husband. As officers were investigating at the residence, they learned McClain had allegedly threatened to kill her mother earlier in the day.
Swing said officers determined McClain needed to undergo a mental health evaluation and called an ambulance. While waiting for the ambulance, McClain, who was sitting in a recliner, called out for her mother, who was in another room. When her mother came into the room where McClain was sitting, Swing said, McClain allegedly jumped up from the chair, grabbing a butcher knife that was concealed in the cushions of the recliner, and attacked her mother.
Morgan Hill police Cpl. Bill Norman reacted quickly, striking McClain’s right hand as she brought the knife down towards her mother. The butcher knife was deflected, and it gashed the victim’s arm. Norman tackled McClain, taking her down to the floor and wrestling the knife from her hand.
McClain’s mother was treated by paramedics at the scene, but the laceration on her arm required stitches, so she was later treated and released from the hospital.
