Kailey Erhart Charged With 2 Murders After Stabbing 3 Children, Bond Set at $3 Million
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 10
Kailey Erhart Charged With 2 Murders After Stabbing 3 Children, Bond Set at $3 Million
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 10
Summary
Nine charges were filed against 22-year-old Kailey Erhart after police said she fatally stabbed her 5-month-old and 3-year-old children and seriously wounded her 1-year-old in Mandan, North Dakota.
Police said the attack followed threats to kill herself and an earlier struggle in which Erhart allegedly waved a recently purchased gun at her estranged husband, who disarmed her and scattered its parts.
The children’s father and grandmother told police Erhart chased them from the house with a knife before the stabbings; the surviving 1-year-old underwent surgery, and authorities have not released an updated condition.
$3 million cash bond was set as a judge cited the alleged extreme violence and threat to the community, while no-contact orders were issued and Erhart’s preliminary hearing and arraignment were scheduled for October 6.
A GoFundMe for the father and surviving child had raised more than $25,000 by Sunday night, underscoring the wider toll of what Mandan police called a horrific scene.