Cedar Rapids Man Stabbed in Both Arms

By Ashley Hinson, Anchor/Reporter

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By Ashley Hinson

CEDAR RAPIDS- Police say a Cedar Rapids man was stabbed in both arms this morning by his roommate.

It happened just after midnight at 2430 11th Avenue SE. Police arrived to find 36-year-old Derek Washington had been stabbed with a small knife. Washington told police he had been in an argument with his roomate and she had stabbed him.

30-year-old Nikki Rae Behnke was found in a nearby backyard and was charged with willfull injury with a weapon.

Washington's injuries were non-life threatening.

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