During a November preliminary hearing in Middletown Municipal Court, a Middletown police detective said Lewis was stabbed 16 times in the head, face and neck.
Lattimore is being held in lieu of $1 million bond. Judge Greg Howard scheduled Lattimore to be back in court Jan. 15 for a competency evaluation hearing.
Lattimore was taken into custody by police while still in the house and initially charged with murder.
Lattimore’s brother called 911 at about 11:40 p.m., telling dispatchers, “my mom just got stabbed in the neck.”
In the gut-wrenching call, Lewis is heard in the background saying, “I am dying.”
Lewis was transported to Atrium Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Detectives say Lewis was unable to make any statements to them before her death.
Two bloody knives were found in a trash can and are being tested for DNA evidence, according to police.
Lattimore has a felony case pending in Warren County Common Pleas Court for grand theft of a motor vehicle from January. At one point in the case, Lattimore was declared incompetent to stand trial due to mental health issues, but was restored and pleaded not guilty in October to the charge, according to court records.
In a 2022 Butler County felony breaking and entering case, Lattimore was found incompetent for trial and restored after treatment. She pleaded guilty to misdemeanor attempted breaking and entering, according to court records.
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