Man charged in stabbing that critically injured woman in Preble County

First responders found a woman who had been stabbed in the driveway of a house on Parrish Drive in Gratis. The 45-year-old woman was flown to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton with critical injuries, said Preble County Sheriff Mike Simpson in a statement released from his office. On Wednesday it was reported that she remained hospitalized in serious condition.

A 911 caller who said he lives in Eaton told a dispatcher around 11:50 a.m. Monday that his daughter told him to call 911, that the man she lives with was on drugs and beating her, according to dispatch records.

Daniels — who has seven prior domestic violence convictions — and the woman have lived together for multiple years and share children together, the sheriff’s office said.

Daniels is held on $500,000 bail in the Preble County Jail.