Jefferson City woman accused of attacking victim with knife, phone

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City woman was charged with multiple felonies on Tuesday after she allegedly used a knife to attack another woman.

Nica Turner, 64, was charged with second-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The probable cause statement says police were called on Monday afternoon to a home on Madison Street for a reported assault. Turner – after allegedly trying to spit on officers – told police the victim had hit her with a phone and cut her with a knife, the statement says.

Police spoke with the victim, who allegedly told them that she and Turner got into an argument about the victim’s toddler-aged children, which led to Turner throwing a phone at the victim’s head and punching her, the statement says.

The victim locked her and her two children in a bathroom to protect themselves from Turner, the statement says. The victim then left the bathroom to find her phone so she could call police, court documents say.

Turner then grabbed a knife and started making a slashing motion and ended up cutting two of the victim’s fingers as she braced for impact, documents describe.