W.Va. woman pleads guilty in stabbing case
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A West Virginia woman accused of stabbing her former boyfriend’s new girlfriend pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.
Kristin Marie Schnelle, 20, of McMechen, W.Va., appeared before Washington County Judge Valarie Costanzo Tuesday to enter her plea. There was no plea agreement, and it will be up to the judge to determine her sentence.
Schnelle was accused of stabbing Aubrey Buehner of Martins Ferry, Ohio, in the arm in March 31, 2013.
Canonsburg police Sgt. Don Cross said Schnelle went to the home of her former boyfriend, Robert Cramer II, of 211 McShane Ave., after reportedly seeing images of him on Facebook with his new girlfriend. Cross said Schnelle and Cramer dated for about two years, since she was 17, and recently broke up.
When police arrived at the home, they found Buehner seated at a kitchen table being treated by Cramer’s mother. Police went downstairs and found Cramer restraining a woman, later identified as Schnelle. When Cramer released her, she grabbed an open bottle of bleach and tried to drink it until police knocked it away.
Cramer told police he and Buehner were sleeping and were awakened when Schnelle started stabbing Buehner with a kitchen knife. Police said Schnelle was able to stab Buehner several times before Cramer was able to pull her off. Cramer also told police that Schnelle brought a bottle of pills with her and was shoving them in her mouth. The pills were later determined to be iron vitamins.
Police said Schnelle used her own set of keys to enter the home. A car Schnelle used to drive to Canonsburg was found parked outside Cramer’s home. Inside, police found a note she wrote to her mother, asking for forgiveness.
Schnelle told police she left her home in West Virginia that morning after seeing Facebook images of Cramer embracing his new girlfriend.
Buehner, who suffered what police described as two large stab wounds to the upper left arm, was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh for treatment. Police recovered two knives at the scene.
Schnelle faced charges for attempted homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and simple assault. The remaining charges were not prosecuted.
Schnelle is expected back in court Nov. 25 for sentencing. She remains free on bond.