JONESBORO, Ark. — A woman accused of stabbing another woman in the chest during a fight on Belt Street faces a first-degree battery charge after the victim required emergency surgery, according to court documents.
Sydnee Mathis is accused in the Oct. 25 stabbing in the 500 block of Belt Street. First appearance paperwork lists the battery allegation as a Class B felony.
Officers responding to a stabbing report found a woman with a stab wound to her chest, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Witnesses told police the victim was fighting with another woman when a third woman, identified in the affidavit as Mathis, produced a knife and stabbed the victim.
The injury required emergency surgery, according to the affidavit.
District Judge David Boling found probable cause Oct. 28. Bond was set at $100,000 cash or surety with GPS monitoring, according to the court order. Mathis’ next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 16.
NEA Report previously reported on the Oct. 25 stabbing, when an initial police report documented injuries to two women.
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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