A South Carolina woman spent the first day of the new year behind bars after police say she stabbed her boyfriend and later made a series of damaging, hypothetical statements about the violence while in police custody.
Robin Todd, 53, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime following the incident early on New Year’s Day.
According to the Hartsville Police Department, officers responded to a 911 call just after midnight at a home on Logan Avenue.
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Upon arrival, they found a male victim standing outside the residence clutching his chest. The police report notes that officers recognized the man from previous law enforcement encounters. He immediately identified his girlfriend as the attacker.
Taking Todd into custody proved difficult. When officers knocked on the door, Todd allegedly shouted, “Go on somewhere, I am not coming out,” before turning off the lights inside the house. Authorities eventually gained entry, found Todd lying in bed, and arrested her.
After complaining of pain, Todd was transported to a nearby hospital, where police say she began making unsolicited comments regarding the alleged assault.
“If I stabbed him, did you find any blood?” Todd reportedly asked officers.
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She then allegedly offered a justification for the violence she had just questioned committing: “If I did stab him, he wasn’t supposed to be at my house anyway.”
The arresting officer noted in the report that this claim contradicted Todd’s previous statements. In past interactions with law enforcement, she had confirmed the victim lived at the residence and had his own key.
Todd is currently being held without bond at the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center.
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