Tatiana Iniguez (inset via Lancaster County Jail) was arrested on Feb. 11, 2024, after she allegedly stabbed her friend who made a comment about her untidy Lincoln, Nebraska, home which contained dog feces and dead mice, cops say. (Google Maps)
A woman took a knife to the face after she complained about her friend’s dirty home that contained dog feces and dead mice, according to police in Nebraska.
Lincoln police officers wrote in a probable cause arrest affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime that 911 dispatchers received a call shortly after midnight Sunday, but they couldn’t hear what the woman was saying because of children crying in the background. Eventually, the caller said her cousin, 24-year-old Tatiana Iniguez, stabbed their friend after an argument.
The victim told officers she went to Iniguez’s home and “made a comment about the untidiness,” especially because two kids, ages 2 and 4, live there. At some point, Iniguez began attacking her cousin and started choking her, the affidavit said. The victim tried to break up the fight because she feared Iniguez might kill her cousin, the affidavit said. She also said she feared for the safety of her children, ages 1 and 5.
When the victim separated the two, Iniguez then allegedly grabbed a knife and began attacking her while threatening to kill her. The victim put her hands in front of her face to protect herself, but Iniguez allegedly stabbed her below the right eye. She suffered an inch-and-a-half cut below the eye and several defensive wounds on her hands. She was actively bleeding when officers arrived.
Officers went inside the home and saw “an extreme amount of dog feces in the basement and dead mice,” the affidavit said. Clothes were scattered everywhere, and dog poop reportedly covered some towels and clothes. They also found a “very large” knife.
Cops arrested Iniguez on aggravated assault and possession of a deadly weapon charges and took her to the Lancaster County Jail on a $25,000 bond. Her mother took custody of the kids.
Correction: The photo on this story has been updated to reflect the correct home where the incident occurred.
