Anoka woman charged with attempted murder in stabbing of roommate

The incident Friday at the Greenhaven Apartments led to a 3-hour standoff with police

April 29, 2020 at 9:04PM

A woman who stabbed her ex-boyfriend and roommate multiple times and subsequently was engaged in a long standoff with police Friday in Anoka has been charged with second-degree attempted murder with intent and second-degree assault.

Jacqueline Suzanna Patterson, 53, of Anoka, was charged Friday with the two felonies in connection with the incident at the Greenhaven Apartments, according to a complaint filed in Anoka County District Court.

Police were called to the building about 10 a.m. about a "person yelling for help." They found a man who had been stabbed 11 times in the neck and abdomen and bleeding profusely. The victim told police he came out of the bathroom when Patterson started stabbing him with a knife, the complaint said.

The victim was taken to the hospital. His condition could not be immediately determined.

Patterson remained inside the apartment and made several references to harming herself as police negotiated with her to surrender. After 3 hours, Patterson exited the apartment and was covered in blood from a number of self-inflicted stab wounds to her neck, the complaint said.

Patterson was taken to Mercy Hospital and admitted to the intensive care unit following surgery. She was booked into the Anoka County jail Monday.

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather. 

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