Man arrested in Greene County stabbing
A Waynesburg man allegedly used a buck knife to stab another man at a Greene County home.
Waynesburg police found Brian Willard with uncontrolled bleeding to the left side of his stomach after Christopher Noble, 44, stabbed him on Thursday, court paperwork alleged.
An officer waited with Willard until an ambulance arrived to take him to UPMC Greene. His condition was not immediately available.
According to court paperwork, Noble stabbed Willard at a mobile home at 260 W. High St. around 10 p.m. Thursday.
Police were called to the trailer after a report of a man with a knife who hit a woman and found Willard walking away from the trailer with a woman later identified as Rebecca Fletcher. According to charging documents, Fletcher initially gave police a false name.
At some point, Fletcher, 34, of Morgantown, W.Va., was at UPMC Greene, although court documents did not specify why. A member of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office approached her, and she allegedly refused to place her hands behind her back and tried to flee.
When an officer tried to stop Fletcher, she allegedly tried to hit him in the face and kicked at him as they fell to the ground. Court paperwork said three officers assisted in placing Fletcher in handcuffs.
Fletcher, who claimed she had a broken collarbone, was seated for triage to be evaluated for medical clearance for incarceration, the complaint said.
At 2:20 a.m., Fletcher slipped her handcuffs and fled the hospital before an officer caught her nearby and returned her to UPMC Greene for medical clearance, according to the complaint.
Court records indicated Fletcher was wanted by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office in West Virginia for possession with intent to deliver with a revoked bond. A warrant for her arrest had been issued Dec. 10.
Noble was lodged in the Greene County jail on $250,000 bail. He is charged with aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime with intent, simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment.
Fletcher is also lodged at the Greene County jail after being unable to post $100,000 bail. She is charged with aggravated assault, flight to avoid apprehension, escape, simple assault, resisting arrest, providing false identification and disorderly conduct.
Both have preliminary hearings scheduled for Jan. 23.