A woman suspected in a felonious assault involving a knife on Tall Oaks Drive in Mentor-on-the-Lake slipped away before officers could reach the scene last Wednesday night, triggering a search that pulled in a police drone and a K-9 team from a neighboring city. She evaded capture for nearly 24 hours before officers tracked her down and arrested her the following day.
Mentor-on-the-Lake police responded to Tall Oaks Drive at about 9:17 p.m. on Oct. 28 after a report of a felonious assault involving a knife, according to a police department release cited by The News-Herald. The female suspect had fled the scene before officers arrived, police said, prompting them to request mutual aid from neighboring law enforcement agencies.
That assistance included the Mentor Police Department, which deployed a drone to help locate the suspect, and the Euclid Police Department, which sent a K-9 team to assist with a track, per the same account. Despite an extensive search of the area, officers were unable to find the woman that night.
Arrest Comes a Day Later
Mentor-on-the-Lake officers located and apprehended the woman the next day, Oct. 29, according to the department's release. She was taken into custody without incident, and the case remained under investigation as of Oct. 30, the report notes.
Police have not released the woman's name, and no details have been provided about the victim's condition, as reported by Cleveland.com. Additional details about the alleged assault beyond the knife involvement have not been disclosed. The investigation continues, and Mentor-on-the-Lake police have not announced any further updates on the case.
