Edgewood Stabbing: Woman Charged With Attempted Murder

EDGEWOOD, MD - A woman has been charged with attempted murder and other offenses after authorities said she stabbed a man in Edgewood Wednesday night. The two knew one another and were engaged in a verbal argument that escalated before 10 p.m., according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office.

The victim was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center by the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company, authorities reported. His injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

Lessie Davis, 23, was taken into custody at the scene when deputies were dispatched to the 800 block of Fisherman Lane at 9:56 p.m., officials said.

Davis, whose address is listed in court records as the 800 block of Fisherman Lane, was charged with attempted first and second-degree murder, first and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. Authorities noted she had drugs on her when taken into custody.

Davis was being held without bail at the Harford County Detention Center.

Photo of Lessie Davis courtesy of the Harford County Sheriff's Office.