MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Krista Batchelor of Milwaukee has been found guilty in a case involving the stabbing death of Cornell Williams that occurred back in December of 2013.
Krista Batchelor
Batchelor pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated battery -- a felony charge.
The charge against Batchelor was amended from second degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon.
A criminal complaint in the case says officers were dispatched to that location for a battery/cutting compliant. Officers met with Batchelor, who said she had been in a fight with Williams, and admitted to stabbing him once.
The complaint says an autopsy revealed Williams died as a result of a 5-and-1/4-inch stab wound to the upper right chest that struck the right lung, right bronchial artery and lower left lung.
The complaint says Batchelor told officials the two were arguing, and both had knives in their hands during the argument.
Batchelor told officials that at one point, Williams was in the bathroom with her cell phone and keys — and Batchelor wanted her property back, and was forcing herself into the bathroom — according to the complaint.
The complaint says Williams said: “Krista, move so I can leave” as she was stabbing him.
A sentencing hearing for Batchelor is set for May 5th.