Exclusive Interview: Maryland syringe attack victim describes moment she was stabbed

Syringe attack victim speaks to FOX 5 in exclusive interview

A woman who was jabbed with a syringe in an Anne Arundel County store told FOX 5 about her ordeal on Wednesday.

CHURCHTON, Md. - Katie Peters says all she was doing was simply returning her cart back to the store—she never knew she’d be stabbed with a syringe in the process.

On February 18th police say Katie Peters was running errands at Christopher’s Fine Foods in Churchton.

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When she went to return a shopping cart inside the store 51-year-old Thomas Stemen walked passed her and stabbed her with a syringe.

“I have no clue what was in that needle. It could be rat poison, HIV, trucks, I don’t know what’s in that needle,” says Peters.

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She says she got into her car and started to feel a burning sensation.

Peters says she is currently taking medication as a precautionary measure.

Stemen is charged with multiple counts of reckless endangerment and three counts of first degree assault.