Robbery Victim Stabs Suspect After Being Assaulted Trying to Find Help
TOOELE, UTAH – July 13, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) – A robbery victim in Tooele stabbed a suspect after she was assaulted trying to find help.
Tooele City Police Officers responded to the initial report of the robbery yesterday. Police said during their investigation, officers found that the robbery victim, a 20-year-old female from Tooele, whose name has not been released, called a friend for a ride. Upon being picked up by the friend in a large van, the robbery victim was assaulted by two female occupants who were also in the van, after they demanded her property.
During the assault, the robbery victim stabbed a 22-year-old female robbery suspect in the chest, with a pocket knife, in self-defense. The robbery victim was released from the vehicle and the robbery suspect was taken to a local hospital where she was later transferred to a Salt Lake area hospital in critical condition. At this time, her condition has not changed.
Johnnie Bear, Rachel Myers, and Gregory Kissinger, all Tooele residents, were booked into the Tooele County Jail for robbery and other related charges.
The 22-year-old female robbery suspect, whose name has not been released, is also a Tooele resident and charges are pending against her.
This case is considered an ongoing investigation and further information will be released as it becomes available.
