LPD charges man after allegedly violating protection order and attacking woman with knife

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) – Lynchburg police have arrested a man after he allegedly attacked a woman with a knife early Monday morning.

On June 10, just after 2 a.m., Lynchburg police officers responded to a burglary in the 1300 block of Fort Manor Drive. When officers arrived, they reportedly found 30-year-old Shaquielle O’Neil Booker of Lynchburg attacking a woman with a knife.

Officers managed to get Booker to hand over the knife and he was taken into custody.

Police confirmed that the woman is receiving medical treatment and is in a stable condition.

Booker was arrested and charged with:

• Malicious injury
• Burglary
• Violation of a protection order
• Commit bodily harm to a person protected by an injunction

He is currently being held without bail at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail.

The incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to call Detective CT Davis at (434) 455-6166 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 798-5900. Anonymous tips can be submitted online or through the P3 app.