MARIES COUNTY — The Dixon Police Department and Missouri Relentless Pursuit Task Force arrested Allison Lauren Diane Bell, 28, of Dixon on Sept. 4, for first-degree assault.

A female reported Sept. 1 around 1:55 p.m. that a stabbing had occurred at a residence in the Dixon area. The victim was visiting an elderly lady, who owned the residence.

Sheriff Mark Morgan’s probable cause statement says that when he arrived, the female victim identified Bell as the suspect. Bell said that she would stab the victim if she did not leave the residence, according to the statement. When the victim refused, Bell reportedly used a small hunting knife to stab the victim.

The victim had an approximately 2-inch long and 1-inch deep laceration on her upper left arm with “profuse bleeding.” Dixon Ambulance transported the victim to the hospital.

Morgan also said that the owner of the residence did not know why Bell was there.

Deputy Jeff Younger and Chief Deputy Nick Pappas also responded to the scene.

The Maries County Sheriff’s Office, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, the Dixon Police Department and Missouri Relentless Pursuit Task Force worked together to locate Bell.

A drug test was ordered Sept. 4, and Bell tested positive for ethyl glucuronide (alcohol) and methamphetamines. A handwritten note says that Adderall was prescribed but not present.

Bell had her initial appearance Sept. 8, and the case review is scheduled for Oct. 6 before Judge Kerry Rowden. She was being held at the Maries County Courthouse without bond. But she was furloughed Sept. 14 to Healing House Inc. in Kansas City. Bell will not be required to appear in court Oct. 6 as long as she is still in treatment.