Woman wanted after allegedly stabbing couple
Published 9:56 am Thursday, December 3, 2009
An Austin woman, who is now possibly in Chicago, is wanted on a warrant for allegedly stabbing two people on Nov. 20.
Shamanika Marie Sanders, 19, faces two counts of felony second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
According to a criminal complaint, a 19-year-old male and his 20-year-old girlfriend were attacked by Sanders during an altercation at the girlfriend’s residence.
Sanders, a 23-year-old male and another 19-year-old female, allegedly showed up at the home early in the morning to ask the 20-year-old woman — who is a friend of Sanders’, the complaint states — to drive with them to Chicago.
When the woman turned down the request, Sanders allegedly pulled out a folding knife with a two- to three-inch blade and stabbed the woman.
Her boyfriend jumped in to try to break up the incident, the complaint states, and was also stabbed.
The 20-year-old woman suffered one-inch puncture wounds to both sides of her abdomen, and cuts to her lip and forehead. She was taken to Austin Medical Center, where a doctor deemed the injuries to be “substantial bodily harm.” More information on her status was not listed in the complaint.
The 19-year-old male also suffered puncture wounds to his abdomen and cuts on his right hand. His injuries were deemed to be “bodily harm.”
Sanders and the two others left after the incident, according to a witness.
The witness said they had arrived in a gray Chevrolet Trailblazer with Texas plates, which the witness said belonged to the 19-year-old female’s ex-boyfriend.
The witness also said that Sanders had been living at Sterling Court Apartments but had likely left for Chicago.
Police checked the apartments and found no one.
Police later spoke with the 19-year-old’s mother, who said her daughter had stopped at home at around 1 a.m. on Nov. 20 — shortly after the alleged incident — and then left with Sanders for Chicago.