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Mahanoy woman charged with Dec. fatal stabbing

Mahanoy City Police have made an arrest in the Dec. 1, 2013, fatal stabbing of resident Lawrence Quinn.

Kimberly Lynn Hons, 33, of 739 E. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy City, daughter of Quinn's longtime companion Linda Smith, has been charged with felony counts of voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault, as well as misdemeanor charges of possession of an instrument of crime and reckless endangerment in connection with the stabbing.According to the affadavit filed by Mahanoy City Patrolman Jonathan McHugh, there was an argument between Quinn and Smith early that morning, after both had allegedly been drinking alcohol.The argument turned physical according to Smith's testimony, leaving her with a bloody nose. When Hons saw the dried blood under her mother's nose, she confronted Quinn.During that altercation, the defendant grabbed a kitchen knife from a counter.When Quinn lunged at her again, she stabbed him once in the chest, striking his pulmonary artery.Hons then ran to neighboring homes, asking neighbors to call 911.She was arraigned before duty District Magistrate David Plachko, Port Carbon, on the felony charges and incarcerated in the Schuylkill County Prison, Pottsville, held without bail.