Deputies: Man Attacked Wife with Box Cutter

Lexington County deputies are looking for a man who they say cut his wife on her arms and neck Thursday with a box cutter at their home near Gaston. 

James Christopher Shawver, 35, is wanted on charges of attempted murder and kidnapping, accoridng to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Deputies say Shawver and his wife, 28-year-old Kristen Lynn Shawver, got into an argument around 9:20 p.m. inside their Tamara Lane home. Deputies say James Shawver cut his wife on the arms. 

Kristen Shawver then ran outside, deputies say, where her husband dragged her by the hair into the woods. She was able to escape briefly, but her husband caught her and stabbed her in the neck with the box cutter, according to the sheriff's department. 

James Shawver then dragged his wife by the hair again and forced her to get into their blue 2007 Chevrolet Aveo sedan, according to the sheriff's department. Kristen Shawver jumped out of the car while they were driving on Tamara Lane and ran to a neighbor's house for help. 

Deputies say she suffered more than 20 wounds to her arms and her upper torso, including her head and neck. She was taken to a hospital, where she received medical treatment for her injuries. She was listed in serious
condition as of late Friday afternoon.

Deputies later recovered the Chevrolet Aveo sedan in a ditch off Pooles Mill Road near Swansea, according to the sheriff's department. No one was in the car. Deputies found blood on the inside and exterior of the car. They also found a box cutter on the floor of the driver’s compartment in the car.

Anyone with information about James Shawver or his whereabouts should contact the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department at 803-785-8230 or
Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.