09/22/2026
Woman Arrested After Stabbing on Hot Springs Road
On September 20, 2026, at approximately 6:46 p.m., Elko Police Department officers were dispatched to 398 Hot Springs Road in Elko for a report of a stabbing. Dispatchers advised that the suspect had last been seen walking on West Main Street and provided a description.
Responding officers made contact with the victim at the scene, who reported being stabbed. While officers worked to secure the scene and gather more information, other officers searched the area based on the description provided and located a woman matching it on West Main Street. She was detained and interviewed there.
The investigation determined that the victim and the suspect had been involved in a verbal argument that escalated into a physical altercation, during which the suspect stabbed him with a knife. Witnesses told officers the dispute arose over the suspect repeatedly taking the victim's belongings from his tent. She then fled the area on foot before being located by officers on West Main Street.
Following the investigation, the woman, identified as Shaina Woodford, was arrested on a charge of battery with a deadly weapon and booked into the Elko County Jail.
As with any criminal case, an arrest is not a conviction. Woodford, like all individuals, is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
