Attempted stabbing during declaration campaign

A drunken Fredericksburg woman was arrested over the weekend after she attempted to stab another woman.

On June 22, at approximately 12:15 a.m., Deputy BM Stanfill responded to the Statement Drive for a weapons violation. The victim reported that she and a friend were at a residence in Fredericksburg before returning to her own residence on Declaration Drive. When both parties arrived, they found Miranda Baardsen, 26, waiting for the victim. A verbal argument broke out and escalated when Baardsen brandished a knife, threatened to kill the victim and began chasing her through the parking lot. The victim and her friend, who witnessed the incident, were able to return to their vehicle and flee the scene.

Deputies canvassed the area looking for Baardsen, who was in a Nissan Rogue. Deputy S. Waheed located the suspect vehicle in the area of ​​Garrisonville Road and Wicomico Drive. When additional deputies arrived, a high-risk stop was conducted and Baardsen was arrested. Baardsen smelled of alcoholic beverages coming from his breath and glassy eyes. Open containers of Twisted Tea were found inside the vehicle, along with a knife matching the description of the knife used in the attack. Due to unrelated medical needs, Baardsen was transported to a local hospital.

At the hospital, staff advised that Baardsen's blood alcohol level was approximately four times the legal limit. When Baardsen learned she would be charged for her actions that night, she began screaming, kicking and throwing a tantrum that disrupted nearly every staff member nearby. Baardsen was charged with attempted intentional injury, driving under the influence for the third offense in ten years with a blood alcohol level greater than 0.2, and disorderly conduct on hospital grounds. She was held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.