Namecalling Leads to Domestic Stabbing: 1 Man Sent to RI Hospital

NEWPORT, RI—Two men were drinking vodka Sunday night when one decided to go to his estranged wife's home and retrieve some clothing, according to the police report. Despite a no contact order, he and his friend went to Olga DeJesus's home in the Bayside Apartments, where a fight started.

He called her a lesbian. She said he was gay. As he went into her bedroom for his belongings, she pushed him and he fell into some unknown object, which scratched his stomach. DeJesus then went into the kitchen for a knife. She stabbed him in the living room.

His friend held him down when he tried to battle her for the knife and told her to leave. She left with the silver and black kitchen knife in her hand, the witness told police.

The friend called police but could not speak English well enough to make it clear the victim had been stabbed. When police arrived, they found an apparently intoxicated man bleeding from the left forearm.

The friend said "his wife stabbed him," and added he otherwise didn't want to be involved. Police found blood-soaked couch cushions in the living room and blood on the floor. The dining room table was off center and other items also indicated there had been a struggle. The victim spoke Spanish was not able to manage much English.

Police later found DeJesus, who indicated she could not speak or understand English, although police had records indicating she is bilingual. She was arrested at 5:30 a.m. Monday and charged with felony domestic assault.

The victim was initially treated at Newport Hospital but was transferred to Rhode Island Hospital, due to the severity of the wound, which was described as a "through and through."