Judge D'Apolito chastises woman who stabbed boyfriend

YOUNGSTOWN

Judge Lou D’Apolito said Thursday he has no idea what he will do with the woman who just pleaded guilty to stabbing her boyfriend after she kicked him out. He returned to get some chicken wings he’d left behind.

Judge D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court told Cynthia Bland, 60, of Miller Street, she is lucky the wound she inflicted was not fatal.

“Oh, God,” Bland gasped.

“I’d have to send you to the penitentiary for life,” Judge D’Apolito said.

Bland pleaded guilty to a second degree felony charge of felonious assault for the April 26 stabbing of the man in her home. Reports said the stabbing came during a night of heavy drinking at the home. She asked her boyfriend to get her more alcohol and he refused because he thought she’d had enough, reports said.

Reports said the man then called his niece for a ride and when Bland heard a woman’s voice over the phone she became enraged and pushed the boyfriend out the door. He then came back inside to get the chicken wings and that’s when he was stabbed.

Read more about the case in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.