A woman accused of slashing a man in the face with a knife at a Fox River Grove motel was arrested following a police search that ended in her battering an officer Sunday evening.
The Fox River Grove Police Department, Fox River Grove Fire Protection District and Cary Fire Protection District responded around 9:50 p.m. Sunday to the River Inn Motel, 1000 Northwest Highway, for a call of a stabbing.
A man was reported to be stabbed in the face. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleged that the man’s girlfriend, Faith A. Harnish, 19, of Fox River Grove, was the suspect.
Harnish used a steak knife to inflict a laceration on the right side of the man’s face, the complaint said.
A witness reported the victim was bleeding from his head but was able to walk on his own before he was transported by paramedics.
Police officers began searching for Harnish, who was not immediately located when officers arrived at the scene.
A McHenry County sheriff’s canine unit was called to the scene along with the Huntley Police Department for a drone to aid in the search.
Harnish was spotted by an officer around 11 p.m. near the motel.
She was non-compliant with officers and ran into a wooded area. The canine unit called her out and she eventually ran out towards the canine.
Officers ordered her to the ground and took her into custody. After she was in custody, she tried kicking the arresting officer and moments later kicked him multiple times, a witness reported.
The complaint said Harnish also spat onto two officers and threw a landline phone while at the police department, shattering it.
Harnish was charged with two counts of domestic battery, two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer and criminal damage to property.
She was scheduled to appear in court on Monday afternoon for an Initial Appearance hearing.