Police: Woman gets fork in eye in dispute over last rib at barbecue
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) – Police said an Indiana woman stabbed another woman in the eye with a fork in a dispute over the last rib at a barbecue.
The Star Press reported a 45-year-old woman was arrested Sunday night on a preliminary charge of criminal recklessness.
An affidavit said the woman was attending a barbecue in Muncie when she raised the ire of the host’s daughter by “taking the last rib from the kitchen.”
The affidavit said the woman told police the daughter accused her of “taking all the food,” so she stabbed her in the eye.
Police said the woman maintains she acted in self-defense and the homeowner’s daughter was brandishing a knife.
The woman was in Delaware County jail on $5,000 bond as of Tuesday.