LCSO: Victim stabbed while drinking coffee

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, March 2, 2021

An Elkmont man is in stable but serious condition after being stabbed while drinking his morning coffee, according to officials.

Limestone County Sheriff’s Office responded to the call around 7:30 a.m. Saturday. When they arrived to the home on Sleepy Hollow Road in Elkmont, deputies found the 52-year-old victim stabbed in the chest.

Authorities said the victim was drinking coffee when his roommate’s niece, identified as 45-year-old Rossie Shane Drake, walked into the room and stabbed him with a knife. He was taken to Huntsville Hospital, where he remained in “serious but stable condition” as of Monday.

Drake is charged with first-degree assault. She remained Monday in the Limestone County Jail with bail set at $25,000.