Crime & Safety
Woman Accused Of Stabbing At Heights Church Pleads Not Guilty
Meredith Lowell faces charges of attempted murder and felonious assault.
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — Meredith Lowell, who is accused of stabbing a woman at a Cleveland Heights church for wearing faux fur boots, appeared in court on Friday. She pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, felonious assault and other charges.
According to Cleveland Heights police, on Nov. 20, a woman was stabbed at Fairmount Presbyterian Church. The woman suffered non-life threatening injuries, police reported.
Police said witnesses wrestled Lowell to the ground at the church and took a knife from her. Officers then arrived and took the 35-year-old into custody.
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On Nov. 20, before the incident at Fairmount Presbyterian, Lowell was found not guilty by reason of insanity for threatening a woman wearing a fur coat, News 5 reported. In 2012, she was accused of hiring a hitman to kill a person wearing fur, WKYC noted.
Lowell's bond was set at $250,000 on Friday.
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