Lake Elsinore Woman Arrested In Stabbing Incident

A domestic dispute triggered a stabbing that landed a Lake Elsinore woman in jail, police are reporting.

Rose Nalani Kaopio, 22, is being held on $25,000 bail at Southwest Detention Center following her arrest at around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, jail records show.

Kaopio was picked up near the intersection of Main and Graham streets after she allegedly fled the crime scene, according to a report from Sgt. David Cardoza of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

The incident unfolded shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday when a motorcycle officer driving past an apartment complex in the 100 block of W. Heald Street was flagged down by residents regarding a stabbing victim at the location, Cardoza reported.

Deputies were called in and found the victim bleeding from several puncture wounds. The victim, whose identity has not been released by authorities, was transported to a local hospital for treatment of what Cardoza described as non-life-threatening injuries.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim had been involved in a domestic dispute. During the argument, a third party stabbed the victim several times. The victim fled the apartment and collapsed in the walkway,” Cardoza’s report read.

Kaopio was quickly identified as a suspect and was picked up without incident.

Jail records show she is being held on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and a misdemeanor drug charge. She is due in court June 24, according to the records.