Pregnant woman stabbed during reported burglary

A man police said is staying in the country illegally is accused of breaking into the home of a pregnant woman and stabbing her, according to court records.

Freddy Cervantes-Eufracio, 24, of Dayton, is charged with felonious assault and aggravated burglary and is expected in Dayton Municipal Court for his arraignment Wednesday afternoon.

According to court records, Cervantes-Eufracio allegedly broke into the victim’s side bedroom window and demanded to know who the victim was seeing.

“He then stabbed her one time in the right arm with a three-inch folded blade knife,” according to an affidavit filed in municipal court.

The suspect then fled the scene, but was captured by police later, records show.

Police said Cervantes-Eufracio is a Mexican national staying in the United States illegally.

The 24-year-old is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on charges stemming from the stabbing and a federal detainer for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, records showed.

INITIAL REPORT:

A pregnant woman was stabbed during an incident on McArthur Avenue Monday morning.

Officers responded to the stabbing in the 1100 block of McArthur around 6 a.m.

A Dayton police report indicated police arrested Freddy Cervantes-Eufracio, 24, on suspicion of felonious assault, aggravated burglary and domestic violence.

The woman’s condition was not immediately available.