Suspect in Sunday stabbing in Normal free on bond

Posted on February 1, 2021

*Jamellia Harris, 22, of Normal. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)*

By Heart of Illinois ABC

NORMAL – A woman accused of stabbing a man during a domestic dispute in Normal on Sunday is free on bond.

McLean County prosecutors on Monday charged Jamellia Harris, 22, with two counts of aggravated battery using a deadly weapon and one count of domestic battery.

She’s accused of stabbing a man in the parking lot of Lancaster Heights Apartments on East College Avenue in Normal.

Police said the victim did not suffer life threatening injuries.

A judge on Monday released Harris on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. She’s ordered not to have contact with the alleged stabbing victim.

Her next court date is March 5.

Heart of Illinois ABC can be reached at [email protected].

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