VALENTINE, Neb. - A 52-year-old St. Francis, South Dakota woman is facing two felony counts after a stabbing in Valentine. Cynthia Poorman is charged with first-degree assault and using a deadly weapon to commit a felony.

According to court documents, authorities were called to the Cherry County Hospital on August 16 for a stabbing victim. The man, who had been stabbed in the back and had internal injuries to a kidney, was then life-flighted to a different hospital in Kearney.

Witnesses told investigators the victim, Jonathan Blind Man, had gotten into a fight outside Main Street Apartments with Poorman’s brother, Will. According to the affidavit, Will said he slipped during the fight and was kicked in the face twice. He told investigators that his sister then intervened and stabbed Jonathan in the back.

A passerby reported seeing a man walking near 3rd and Hall Streets with blood on his back. The Good Samaritan said he stopped to help, and the victim asked him for a ride to the hospital.