Greenville woman arrested, charged after using potato peeler to stab sister

Courtney Cortright

May 10, 2024 at 8:08 AM·1 min read

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Greenville police arrested a woman and charged her with assault after officials said she stabbed her sister with a potato peeler.

Kristen Hunter, public information officer with the Greenville Police Department, told WNCT’s Courtney Cortright that Jocelun Sherrod was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with a minor present. According to information from the Pitt County Detention Center, she was being held there under a $10,000 secured bond.

Police were called to a home on Marin Way on Wednesday for a report of an assault. She is accused of cutting her sister with the sharp edge of a potato peeler and threatening to kill her. The victim did not suffer a serious injury.

There were two children at the home at the time of the reported assault.

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