Fort Knox Army sergeant, 46, is ‘stabbed by his wife, 42, and suffers a punctured lung after she attacked him for failing to clean the couch’
- Army Sgt. First Class Vince Gill III was allegedly stabbed by his wife on Fort Knox
- Gill was transported to Louisville for treatment of a stab wound to his chest which resulted in a punctured lung
- 42-year-old Chaniqua Boyd stated she did not intend to stab Gill and that he ‘lunged at the knife’ during an argument over household chores
- The fight began after Sgt. Gill’s failure to clean the couch after a vacuum broke
- Pair have a history of domestic violence having both been charged in the past
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Army Sgt. First Class Vince Gill III was allegedly stabbed by his wife on Fort Knox
A U.S. Army sergeant was allegedly stabbed by his wife after failing to carryout household chores.
Verol Gill III, 46, ended up getting into a fight with his spouse, 42-year-old Chaniqua Boyd, after breaking his promise to clean the couch in their home on the Fort Knox military base.
A criminal complaint reveals more details as to what allegedly occurred during the attack which began as a simple argument over the housework.
By the time military police on the Kentucky base were able to respond to the domestic dispute, the sergeant first class was found with a deep wound to his upper torso, according to the Daily Beast.
He was taken to hospital 40 miles away where things were found to be much more serious than first feared with the doctors at the University of Louisville Trauma Center revealing the sergeant had a punctured lung.
Gill is said to have excused his lack of chores and failure to clean the couch ‘due to a missing part from the vacuum machine he rented.’
After two months of quarantine it appears to have been the final straw and the pair began spitting at one another.
‘Boyd then returned from the kitchen with a knife and said, “I wish you would spit at me again,”‘ the complaint, based on an interview with agents from the Army Criminal Investigative Division reads.
‘She then followed V.G. (Verol Gill) to the kitchen and the two continued to argue. Boyd punched V.G. in the face twice and then stabbed him in the chest.’
The fight allegedly began after Sgt. Gill’s failure to clean the couch after a vacuum broke
Boyd has admitted to investigators that she and Gill had a history of domestic violence incidents with both having of them having previously been charged with assault.
Boyd claims she did not mean to stab Gill and denies all knowledge of having done so.
She explained how she was carving a turkey when Gill ‘came at her,’ and that he ‘lunged into the knife.’
Boyd was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm and fitted with an ankle monitor.
The attack happened in housing on the Fort Knox military base in Kentucky, near Louisville
A judge ordered her to stay away from Gill and she is now living with her mother before her next court appearance on June 23.
If convicted at trial the maximum sentence for assault with a dangerous weapon with the intent to do bodily harm is 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and up to 3 years of supervised release.
‘Boyd vehemently denies the allegations and looks forward to presenting the full version of events at the appropriate time,’ her lawyer said claiming that she had long been abused by Gill and that the relationship was coming to an end.
‘It is unfortunate that given that history, law enforcement thought it necessary to subject her to criminal charges for this incident,’ said Boyd’s lawyer.