A HOMELESS WOMAN WAS ARRESTED LAST NIGHT AFTER ALLEGEDLY STABBING A MAN WHO INVITED HER TO HIS HOME FOR DINNER. SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO THE 2100 BLOCK OF OLENTARY STREET IN SARASOTA JUST AFTER 9PM. THE VICTIM SAID ONCE THE WOMEN WERE INSIDE HIS HOME, A FIGHT BROKE OUT. ONE OF THE WOMEN, 20 YEAR OLD CHLOE LYNCH, GRABBED A KNIFE AND ATTACKED THE VICTIM WITH IT. WHILE DEFENDING HIMSELF, HE WAS STABBED IN THE HAND. HE WAS TREATED AT SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR NON-LIFE THREATENING LACERATIONS. LYNCH FLED THE SCENE BEFORE THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRIVED, BUT SHE WAS FOUND A SHORT TIME LATER. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND THEFT AS SHE TOOK UNSPECIFIED ITEMS FROM THE VICTIM’S HOME BEFORE FLEEING. SHE IS BEING HELD IN THE SARASOTA COUNTY JAIL, AND THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION, CALL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AT 861-4900, OR CRIME STOPPERS AT 366-TIPS.
