Woman Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Boyfriend At OC Motel At Large

WESTMINSTER, CA — The Westminster Police Department Thursday sought a 32-year-old woman wanted for fatally stabbing a man authorities believe to be her boyfriend.

Ashley Dee-Anna Charnley reportedly stabbed the man in the abdomen at around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the 13000 block of Goldenwest Street, near the Garden Grove 22 Freeway, authorities said.

The vicim was moved to a hospital after Westminster police officers and Orange County Fire Authority paramedics began life-saving measures. He died at the hospital and his identity was not immediately released, Westminster Police Department Sgt. Alan Aoki said.

"Charnley and the victim are believed to have been in a dating relationship, however, the motive for the stabbing is unclear," Westminister Police Department Deputy Chief Cameron Knauerhaze said in a statement.

A judge issued a murder warrant for Charnley. She also had a search warrant issued for her for narcotic offenses, Aoki said.

According to Aoki, Charnley is known to frequent motels around the North and West Orange County areas and that detectives described her as a 5- foot, 9-inch white woman weighing 175 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Her last known place of residence was in Mission Viejo.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Charnley was urged to call 714-548-3767. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 815-847-6227.