Police: Knife-Wielding Woman Threatens Husband's Life

A local man told police he awoke early Monday to his "highly intoxicated" wife first pummeling his upper body with her fists and then disappearing to the kitchen only to return with a handful of knives.

The victim said the confrontation began around 2:45 a.m., according to the police report. He said that after his wife, Barbara E. Oles, 59, woke him with a beating, she "went into the kitchen and placed three knives in her waistband and held a fourth, larger knife in her hand."

She then reportedly raised the knife as she moved quickly toward him.

"(The victim) was able to disarm all four knives from Barbara," the report said, adding that he then called 911.

When were dispatched around 3:15 a.m. to the home in the 8000 block of Piute Trail, they arrested Oles. She was charged with domestic battery and aggravated assault.

Police records show that Monday was the third time this year that the cops were called to Oles' home. Both other incidents were related to domestic disputes, reports said, but specific details weren't disclosed.

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