Police Catch Woman Suspected Of Stabbing Officer In The Neck
ROCKY FORD, Colo. (CBS4) - Law enforcement in Rocky Ford caught a stabbing suspect after an hours-long search for her on Tuesday.
Investigators say Shayanne Maestas stabbed an officer in the neck and then sped away in that officer's marked patrol car.
The stabbing happened early Tuesday afternoon in the 500 block of North 11th Street when the officer responded for a welfare check.
Investigators say the officer interviewed a resident outside of the home when Maestas came out and was armed with a knife. That's when the officer was reportedly attacked.
They say Maestas took off in a marked patrol car described as a white Dodge Charger with a red stripe and a license plate number of QTL086.
The officer is expected to survive.
It's not clear where Maestas was captured, but authorities say she was taken into custody without incident.