Background: The Buncombe County Detention Facility in Asheville, North Carolina (Google Maps). Inset: Ciara Frederick (Buncombe County Detention Facility).
Ciara Frederick, aged 34, is facing charges of first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon, according to records from the Buncombe County jail reviewed by Law&Crime. She was detained at the Buncombe County Detention Facility on Thursday without the possibility of bail.
On the day of the incident, Frederick was at a residence on Rocala Drive in Barnardsville, North Carolina, with her infant son, Enoch Chappell, as reported by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office. This location is situated in the scenic, mountainous western part of the state, approximately 20 miles north of Asheville.
Although court documents list her address in Barnardsville, it does not match the Rocala Drive location where the incident occurred.
Authorities allege that Frederick stabbed her son multiple times at some point during the day. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, along with emergency personnel, responded to the scene around 2 p.m., discovering Enoch suffering from his injuries.
At some point, Frederick allegedly stabbed her son “multiple” times. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office reported arriving with emergency personnel to the home at about 2 p.m. and finding Enoch suffering from the wounds.
He was brought to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
“Our hearts and thoughts are with everyone impacted by this tragedy,” Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller said. “Members of the Barnardsville Fire Department and Buncombe County EMS did everything they could to save this child’s life, and for that we are grateful. Our hearts are broken.”
According to an arrest warrant for Frederick, she attacked a man with a “fixed blade knife” while “chasing” him down the Rocala Drive house’s driveway.
Frederick was arrested. She was scheduled to make her first appearance in court on Friday and then is set to return on April 16.
