Local man stabbed in head with scissors

A Bloomington man was stabbed in the head with scissors during an altercation with his girlfriend Wednesday night.

Christine M. Schoonover, 22, is now facing charges of domestic battery, a class D felony, and battery with a deadly weapon, a class C felony, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said.

The victim told police he was sitting on the couch when Schoonover woke from a nap and “became upset about the condition of the house and the fact that her 2-year-old child needed a bottle,” Canada said.

According to the police report, the fight continued and Schoonover threw a pair of scissors at the victim, cutting his left thumb. The victim reported that when he turned for the door, Schoonover stabbed him in the back of the head and then trapped him between the door and its frame.

Schoonover gave inconsistent information to police on the scene, Canada said, but she later admitted to throwing the scissors and declined to give a statement about the other charges. The victim denied medical treatment but sustained several cuts and bruises.