Hunter
10/29/24
Iowa City Police have arrested a woman they say stabbed two people, one of them pregnant, at a bar over the weekend.
At around 1:20 Sunday morning, officers were standing in the 200 block of South Van Buren Street when they were notified of a stabbing that occurred earlier at the Haven. Two victims were cut and taken to a hospital for treatment, and were told the suspect had fled the scene.
The victims were interviewed at the hospital. The first victim was six months pregnant and had a stab wound to her stomach. She told police she tried to walk behind the bar when 35-year-old Lacy Bode began to push her. The woman told Bode not to touch her because of her condition, but Bode allegedly pulled out a knife and repeatedly tried to stab her.
The second victim stated she jumped between the two and during a subsequent scuffle reportedly had her face sliced open and received a small cut to her leg. The face wound required stitches.
Bode was identified and interviewed by authorities on Monday. She allegedly placed herself at the scene and admitted to there being an altercation. She stated she was not scared for her safety during the incident.
Bode was arrested and faces numerous charges. They include going armed with intent, Assault with the Use of a Weapon, two counts of Willful Injury causing Bodily Injury, and Assault While Displaying a Dangerous Weapon on a Pregnant Person. If convicted on all counts, she could be sentenced to up to 22 years in prison.