Fayette County woman charged with attempted murder

Posted on Aug 11, 2009 by Admin.

Samantha Marie Petersen

Samantha M. Petersen, 19, of Wadena, has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing an 18-year-old girl during an argument.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said Petersen stabbed Alyssa Ann Gill of Wadena with a butcher knife during an argument July 27 at 206 E. Water St. in Wadena.

Gill was treated for a stab wound to the chest. Petersen was taken to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City for a mental evaluation before being returned to West Union to face the felony charge.

Petersen is in the Fayette County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

Attempted murder is a class B felony, punishable by up to 25 years in prison.