ROCK HILL, SC — One woman is in custody after police say she stabbed her boyfriend in the stomach early Sunday morning.
Police were called to 346 Chesnut Street around 1:15am Sunday where they found 46-year-old Melvin Gaither with a stab wound to the stomach.
Officers say Gaither was in the hallway holding his stomach and had a large amount of blood on his torso and pants. Gaither told police that his girlfriend, 35-year-old Mattie Walker, had stabbed him.
Police provided aid to Gaither until medic could arrive. He was then taken to Piedmont Medical Center and treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Officers located Walker in an apartment at 345 Chesnut Street. She was arrested and taken to the Rock Hill jail.
Walker is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a crime of violence.
