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Teen posts bond in domestic stabbing case

By LEE WILLIAMS
lwilliams@TheCitizenNews.com

Sometimes, true love can hurt.

That’s what a 22-year-old Fayetteville man discovered after an argument with his girlfriend erupted into violence and nearly ended with him staring down the barrel of a loaded shotgun.

The incident unfolded at about 9 a.m. April 26 at 390 Hillsdale Drive in Fayetteville.

According to Fayetteville police, Allen Eugene Redding, of Georgia Avenue, was injured when his 18-year-old girlfriend, A Zipporah Ladorna Nees Robinson, who lived at the Hillsdale Drive address, attacked him with two knives and later chased him out of her house with a shotgun.

Redding, who received a small stab wound to the hand, told authorities he tried to take the knives from Robinson, but to no avail.

Like in the ax scene from the Jack Nicholson film “The Shining,” Robinson allegedly tried to slice through the door during the attack. Officers noted Redding’s stab wound and several stab marks on a door inside the home.

The quarrel subsided, but the brief reprieve did not last long, Fayetteville Police Department spokeswoman Lt. Beverly Trainor indicated.

“According to Redding, after a few minutes the argument started up again. Robinson grabbed a shotgun, began loading it and threatened Redding,” Trainor said. “Redding stated he was able to push Robinson away and get the shotgun away from her and that was when he fled the home.”

At least one official said the fight started after Redding threatened to break up with Robinson. However, police could not confirm the validity of the report and only cited the fight as a reason for the attack.

Police responded to the home after receiving a call for help.

Robinson allegedly told police she did have the knives, but only for self-defense. She denied having a shotgun or ammunition at the home.

Based on evidence gathered and statements from Redding, Robinson was arrested and charged with one count of aggravated assault.

Robinson was taken to the Fayette County Jail April 26 and released the next day after posting a $5,600 bond.