Springfield woman allegedly stabbed man who urinated on her floor

A Springfield woman was arrested and charged with assault after allegedly stabbing a man who was urinating on her living room floor.

Hailey McRell, 19, of Springfield, was arrested around 2:20 p.m. June 24 on a charge of first-degree assault in connection with an altercation earlier in the day, according to court records.

According to a probable cause statement written by a Springfield police officer, McRell met the man who was stabbed Sunday. McRell told police the man had been drinking heavily before going to the apartment shared by McRell and another tenant.

McRell told police they were both lying on a couch and kissing. McRell asked the man to leave, but he refused, according to the release. McRell told police she asked the man to leave several times, to which he responded by getting up and urinating on the ground.

“Who would do that?” McRell asked officers during an interview, according to the release. “What kind of person would do that?” »

McRell said she was afraid of the man, after saying she could go ahead and hit him, according to the release. Greene County Jail records show McRell is 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 120 pounds.

McRell reportedly said the man did not threaten her. She allegedly stabbed him once in the back and, when the man appeared unbothered, she stabbed him repeatedly until he finally left the apartment.

According to probable cause, McRell called 911 to get medical help for the man. The man was transported to a Springfield hospital for treatment of “multiple stab wounds to his back and body.”

Online court records show McRell had no criminal history prior to her arrest June 24. She is charged with Class B first-degree assault, Class D second-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action.

Under Missouri law, a person commits an act of first-degree assault if he or she “attempts to kill or knowingly causes or attempts to cause serious physical injury to another person.” Missouri's sentencing guidelines list the sentencing range for first-degree assault as a minimum of five years and a maximum of 15 years in prison if convicted.