Lansdale woman allegedly tried to stab roommate, arrested for aggravated assault, police say

A Lansdale woman has been charged with aggravated assault for attempting to stab her roommate during an incident on Walnut Street Tuesday night.

Jane Ann McMillin, 56, of the 600 block of Walnut Street, was also charged Tuesday with petty possession of a murder weapon, simple assault and reckless endangerment, court records show.

According to court records, McMillin is free on bail of 10 percent of the $5,000 announced Wednesday.

On Tuesday at 8:07 p.m., police responded to a report of an armed person in the 600 block of Walnut Street in Lansdale. Police said a witness and a caller reported that a woman named McMillin was armed with a knife and refusing to separate from another roommate in the house.

When police arrived, they found McMillin outside the house talking with roommates. One of the victims told police McMillin attacked her with a kitchen or butcher knife while she was watching television, police said.

According to the prosecution, McMillin came from behind and made two quick stabbing movements with the knife before the victim turned around and tried to knock the knife out of McMillin's hand.

Another witness told police in an affidavit that McMillin came down the stairs, into the kitchen and then into the living room with the knife in his right hand.

With the knife in her hand, McMillin made two “consecutive, downward stabbing motions toward the victim's head and neck,” the indictment states.

According to police, McMillin was unable to stab the victim, but instead stabbed the knife into the fabric and upholstery of the sofa.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 30 at 10 a.m. before District Judge Edward Levine.

According to court records, McMillin is awaiting trial in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court in connection with two separate arrests by Lansdale police. She was charged with five minor DUI offenses in a June 2023 arrest, and she was charged with four minor DUI offenses in a May 2023 arrest.

All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled from public court records.

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Originally published: September 13, 2024 at 11:49 am