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muriel_volestrangler

(101,271 posts)
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 12:48 PM Nov 2019

Woman arrested for church knife attack 'over faux fur boots'

A woman has been arrested in Ohio after allegedly stabbing a woman because she was wearing fur-style boots.

Police detained Meredith Lowell, 35, after she allegedly attacked the woman with a knife inside a church.
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The victim sustained three non-life threatening stab wounds, including two to her arms and one to her abdomen.
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"They came to the aid of this victim and putting themselves at risk, they were able to disarm and restrain Ms Lowell until the police were able to arrive," Ms Mecklenburg said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50519899

She has form for this, back to 2012:

Lowell exchanged messages with an undercover FBI agent posing as a hitman and offered about $700 to $900 and jewelry in exchange for the murder of a person wearing fur. She wrote in a message, according to court documents, ““ will pay you after you kill the person who is wearing fur at the above mentioned time and time of the year. You need to bring a gun that has a silencer on it and that can be easily concealed in your pants pocket or coat. Do not wear anything that even looks even remotely like fur.”
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She said she wanted the victim to be older than 12, preferably older than 14, but said anyone over 12 would be OK, according to the FBI. Lowell said she would be at the scene with anti-fur documents and, “I plan on staying after the hit for reasons of benefit to the movement. And think being caught would actually benefit me personally.”
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Gaughan said in her order that the forensic psychologist found Lowell was incompetent to stand trial, “based on mental disease or defect.” She wrote that, “On January 11, 2013, Leslie Powers, Forensic Psychologist, issued a report stating that the defendant remained incompetent due to mental disease or defect, but did not pose a danger to herself, the community, or property.”
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Lowell was arrested in January 2019 and charged with felonious assault in University Heights, Ohio, records show. She was indicted on the charge on February 5. The case is still pending, according to Cuyahoga County court records.

https://heavy.com/news/2019/11/meredith-lowell/
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Woman arrested for church knife attack 'over faux fur boots' (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Nov 2019 OP
"All things in moderation" must be a foreign concept to her. nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #1
Hiring an FBI hitman to kill 12 year olds for wearing fur, she needed serious help and monitoring. braddy Nov 2019 #2
but "did not pose a danger to herself, the community, or property" Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #3
Yeah, we hear that over and over with these school shooters, they have already been seen by the braddy Nov 2019 #4
Or anything that LOOKS like fur!! nt tblue37 Nov 2019 #6
Page 2 of my paper SonofDonald Nov 2019 #5

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,258 posts)
3. but "did not pose a danger to herself, the community, or property"
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 02:39 PM
Nov 2019

She's not the only one needing help.

 

braddy

(3,585 posts)
4. Yeah, we hear that over and over with these school shooters, they have already been seen by the
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 02:52 PM
Nov 2019

experts and/or the system.

SonofDonald

(2,050 posts)
5. Page 2 of my paper
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 03:39 PM
Nov 2019

This isn't the first time she's done this

At least the second time with a knife, this thing needs to be rehabilitated for a very long time

All because of fur, turns out both times she's used a knife the victim had fake fur on

Somebody's very very sick

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