Cameron Knight

cknight@enquirer.com

An Avondale woman has been indicted after police say she attacked her boyfriend with a butcher knife, stabbing him in the leg.

Erica Townsend, 44, has been charged with felonious assault in the attack on Lonnie Townsend.

Officers responded to the 700 block of Greenwood Avenue on Aug. 20 and found Lonnie Townsend bleeding on the front step of an apartment building with a knife wound on his right leg, according to sworn affidavits.

Police said he claimed he was attacked by his girlfriend, Erica Townsend. She was interviewed by police that night. Officers said she confessed to the stabbing and was arrested.

Erica Townsend posted a $5,000 bond and was released from jail Aug. 22. A court date has not yet been scheduled for the case.