Omaha Police investigate stabbings, 1 arrested

Two people wounded, one of them arrested
An Omaha woman sits in jail for her role in a Monday morning cutting.
Published: Jun. 5, 2023 at 6:10 AM CDT
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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police investigated what happened when two people were found stabbed early Monday morning. One of them ended up being arrested.

Officers responded to an apartment at near 98th Street and Mockingbird Drive at 12:10 a.m. They found a 25-year-old victim. A short time later, Karlena Rockwell, 27, arrived at the scene also suffering from stab wounds.

Omaha Police say the two are married.

Both were taken to a hospital with wounds not believed to be life-threatening. Officers determined that Rockwell attacked the other person with knives in the apartment. Rockwell was booked at the Douglas County Jail after being released from the hospital. Rockwell is expected to face charges of felony assault and use of a weapon to commit a felony.