Ashley Wensel of Mountain Home, who is charged with stabbing her sister and injuring her cousin when they attempted to stop her from what appeared to be an attempt to take her own life, was in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.
The 23-year-old Wensel is charged with 2nd degree domestic battery and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor. She entered a not guilty plea to the charges during a Circuit Court session January 26th.
Wensels arrest stemmed from a January 24th incident when Mountain Home Police responded to a call of a suicidal person. When the officer arrived, he found Wensel being held down by her mother. According to the probable cause affidavit, she was covered in blood.
Police were told that Wensel had her sister and cousin, both juveniles, visiting for the evening. According to the affidavit, she was reported to be distraught over the breakup of a relationship and had been consuming alcohol.
At one point, Wensel is alleged to have attempted to swallow an unknown amount of a prescription drug.
According to the police report, the two juveniles attempted to stop her and during the struggle, Wensel grabbed a knife and the sister was stabbed in the chest and cut on her left arm – both injuries requiring stitches. The male juvenile relative was stabbed in the back of the head with broken glass and also sustained what were described as minor injuries to his hands while attempting to take the knife from Wensel.
According to court records, Wensel posted a $5,000 bond and was released from jail on February 9th. Wensels attorney, Norman Wilber, told the court that his client was seeking counseling.
Wensel is due to reappear in Circuit Court May 11th, according to the scheduling order in the case.
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