Police later found both steak knives believed to have been used in the attack on the parking lot of the Family Dollar, where Cathey said she had dropped them, Griffin said.

Cathey had been in police custody twice over the weekend, including once for allegedly stealing a car from an auto shop in Breckendrige Hills, Griffin said, but he was unsure of when exactly she was arrested.

“She got arrested for possession of stolen property, she was in a stolen car,” Griffin said. She was released while charges were being considered, he said.

“That was a misdemeanor case and she was released pending warrant application,” he said.

Marvin Johnson, a manager at Mr. J’s Auto Repair Center in Breckenridge Hills, said Cathey broke into the shop and stole a Dodge Avenger about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Staff and police were notified of the break-in by an alarm system, he said.

Police recovered store surveillance footage that captured the break-in and theft, Johnson said. He did not know more details.