BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont Police have located a 36-year-old man accused of stabbing a woman and leaving her in critical condition.
Robert Eaglin is charged with "aggravated assault with a deadly weapon/family violence." Eaglin is accused of stabbing his former girlfriend on Sunday, August 28, 2022, according to a Beaumont Police Department release.
Police announced they were looking for Eaglin shortly around 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday. He was taken into custody at 4:15 p.m.
The stabbing happened in the 300 block of East Pipkin Street. Police were called to the area shortly before 10 p.m.
Officers told a 12News crew at the scene that a woman had been stabbed multiple times. She was taken to Christus St. Elizabeth in critical condition.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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From a Beaumont Police Department release:
**Update- Officers with BPD’s Special Assignment Unit took EAGLIN into custody at 4:15 p.m.
Thank you to everyone who shared the post and called in tips to Crime Stoppers.
BPD Family Violence Detectives are searching for 36 year old ROBERT J. EAGLIN (pictured below), who is wanted for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Family Violence. On August 28, 2022 he stabbed his former girlfriend multiple times. The victim is in serious condition and EAGLIN has a warrant out for his arrest.
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