Woman arrested after stabbing boyfriend with broken ceramic bowl during fight

Western Plains, Missouri. – A West Plains woman was recently arrested and charged with Domestic Disturbance – 2nd Degree for stabbing her boyfriend with a broken ceramic bowl.

On June 6, 2024, the West Plains Police Department was dispatched to a residence in West Plains after receiving a call regarding a stabbing following a physical argument within the family. When he arrived on scene, the victim told officers he was trying to gather his belongings during a fight with his girlfriend, Jordan Owens, 28, when she began assaulting him. He showed officers red marks from his slap and another on his jaw from a close-range punch. He then said she broke a ceramic bowl and cut and stabbed it with a broken piece. The victim admitted to pushing Owens in self-defense.

The police noticed lacerations on his arm and hip. They also observed a laceration on Owens, which was later found to be self-inflicted. During an interview with the woman, she said she did not remember stabbing or cutting her boyfriend, but later said she remembered holding up a piece of the ceramic bowl which could have caused injury.

Owens is being held on $10,000 bail.