Deputies and bloodhounds are tracking a 19-year-old New Matamoras man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend early this morning at her home.
Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks said Thaddeus J. Salomon stabbed Susan I. Lawson, 23, after he was asked to leave her residence at 51076 State Route 7, New Matamoras.
"He said he wanted one last hug," Mincks said. "When he hugged her he stabbed her in the back, dropped her and left her there."
Mincks said the couple had been staying with Lawson's parents. The woman's mother found her shortly after the 12:30 a.m. incident and called for help.
Lawson was transported to Marietta Memorial Hospital and later taken to Grant Medical Center in Columbus with a punctured lung, Mincks said. Her condition this morning was not immediately available.
Mincks said Salomon will be charged with attempted murder.
No knife has been found and Mincks said Salomon should be considered armed and dangerous.
Salomon has a dark complexion, stands about 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 135 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing dark pants and a striped gray shirt. Anyone with any information of his whereabouts is asked to contact the Washington County Sheriff's Office at 376-7070.
Salomon was last being tracked east of New Matamoras along the Ohio River bank.
As of 7:30 a.m. today he had not been located.
Mincks said strong thunderstorms that rolled through the area around 5 a.m. hampered their search.
