SUMMERS COUNTY- A Summers County woman is facing a felony charge after West Virginia State Police allege she stabbed a man during an incident at a residence in the Alderson area late on the evening of July 23.
According to the criminal complaint, troopers were called to Clayton Judson Road at approximately 10:45 p.m. after a neighbor reported that a man had arrived at his home seeking help, claiming he had been stabbed. Investigators said the victim identified Caroline Huffman as the person responsible. The man told officers he had returned home from work, unlocked the front door, greeted Huffman, and was allegedly stabbed before fleeing the residence on a dirt bike to a nearby home to seek assistance. He told investigators the two were friends but were not in a dating relationship.
Troopers later interviewed Huffman, who denied any involvement in the stabbing and told officers she had not seen the man since earlier that morning. During a search of the residence, investigators reported finding what appeared to be a bloodstain on a table near the front door, although the knife believed to have been used was not located. According to the complaint, Huffman was unable to explain the presence of the blood and told investigators the man had been “acting crazy” and behaving erratically.
Based on statements gathered during the investigation and evidence collected at the scene, Huffman was arrested on a charge of unlawful assault/wounding and transported to the Southern Regional Jail, where she is being held pending court proceedings. State Police also noted in the complaint that Huffman had previously been arrested in connection with another stabbing case in Summers County. The allegations remain under investigation, and Huffman is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
