By Pat Culverhouse

An argument that reportedly began during a cell phone conversation escalated to violence and a Minden woman is now in custody for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend.

Chief of Police Jared McIver said 23-year-old Takrystal Shakora Bradford is charged with domestic abuse battery with a dangerous weapon following her arrest Tuesday.

McIver said officers were dispatched to the Minden Medical Center emergency room around 9 p.m. where staff reported a male suffering from one stab wound to the abdomen. During interviews, the officers learned Bradford was in the ER lobby.

During questioning, Bradford reportedly told officers she had stabbed the victim “…because he hit me.” Officers observed a laceration above her eye during the interview.

Officers were told by Bradford that her boyfriend had accused her of cheating and allegedly slapped her when she failed to respond. In her statement to police, Bradford reportedly went to the kitchen of the residence, retrieved a knife and stabbed the man. She then transported the victim to the ER.

During an investigation of the scene of the incident at Bradford’s Lee St. apartment, police reportedly found the knife used in the stabbing located on a couch. Blood was also found on the floor near the apartment’s front door.

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