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A Southeastern Louisiana University student was arrested Saturday after allegedly stabbing the man she was dating multiple times in a dorm room.
Elizabeth Grace Johnson, 18, is facing charges of aggravated battery, according toWAFB.
Campus police responded to reports of a disturbance at one of the campus dorms on Saturday, the news station reports.
Upchurch’s mother, Angie Fasullo, has been providing updates on his condition via the Facebook page for her local business, Honey’s Snoball Shack of Abita. On Monday, shewrotethat her son had been stabbed eight times and was unresponsive when officers arrived.
“The intake surgery lasted 4+ hours,” she wrote. “During this time all of his blood, and then some, was put back into his body, 3 small portions of one of his lungs was removed, his stomach was repaired, and a small section of his colon removed. Draven coded twice.”
Herlast update, from Wednesday, says that Upchurch underwent another surgery but is making more improvements including being taken off a ventilator.
Investigators have not yet determined a motive for the stabbing, according toWAFB.
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The Southeastern Louisiana University Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
On Thursday, Southeastern Louisiana University releaseda statementsaying the stabbing was “an isolated incident” and that “criminal justice process is ongoing.”
“This incident currently remains under investigation, and the student will go through the proper university disciplinary process as well as the criminal justice system process. The university process may result in disciplinary measures up to and including expulsion, but that is not yet complete,” the statement reads. “While the incident remains under investigation, the student has been placed on interim suspension from the University, which bars access to campus and class pending disciplinary resolution.”
Jail records show that Johnson has bonded out of custody from Tangipahoa Parish Jail. It’s not clear if she has entered a plea at this time. An attorney for Johnson could not be immediately identified to comment on her behalf.
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source: people.com
