Town of Madison Police Department

 

2120 Fish Hatchery Road · Madison, Wisconsin 53713

608-210-7262 · 608-210-7237 FAX

 

Scott T. Gregory, Chief of Police

 

 

MEDIA RELEASE

 

 

Date of Release: January 26, 2006

Released By:  Detective Robb Hale

Incident:  Stabbing

Date:  January 22, 2006

Case Number:  06-6296

Case Time:  Time of call was 8:36 p.m.

Address:  2700 block of Pheasant Ridge Trail

 

Suspect:

 

Shaunta Richmond 23 year old Town of Madison Resident  

 

Details of Incident:

 

On 01/22/06 Town of Madison Police responded to an area hospital for a report of a stabbing.  The victim had arrived at the hospital on his own accord. The victim, a 25 year-old male Town of Madison resident reported being stabbed in the 2700 block of Pheasant Ridge Trail on a dirt path behind an apartment building.  The victim indicated he was walking to the Open Pantry Store on Rimrock Road when he happened upon a physical fight between two unknown male combatants.  The victim reported trying to break up the fight and was accidentally stabbed by one of the combatants, whom was trying to stab the other combatant.

 

Subsequently through investigation it was learned the male victim fabricated the story and was actually stabbed in the back by his live-in girlfriend following an argument over their relationship.  Prior to the stabbing the suspect, Shaunta Richmond, had slashed the tires of their vehicle.

 

The assault occurred in an adjacent building’s hallway.  Following the assault the victim and Richmond went back to their apartment and several hours later the victim finally made his way to an emergency room for treatment.  The victim was treated/released at a local hospital for an injury sustained to a knife wound to the lower back area near the spine.

 

Richmond is tentatively held at the Dane County Jail on a charge of 2nd degree Reckless Injury with a Domestic enhancer.  This charge was placed on Richmond on 01/25/05 in the evening hours upon completion of the investigation.

 

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