CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A Jacksonville man was arrested Tuesday after deputies found an elderly woman who had been stabbed multiple times in an unincorporated area of Clay County, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said.
Donald Claude Jackson, 35, was taken into custody after deputies responding to a stabbing call about 2:50 p.m. on May 12 found the victim bleeding from her neck and torso, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies located Jackson in the doorway of the residence with blood on his hands, socks and shoes and detained him for safety.
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The victim sustained six stab wounds to her torso and a slash across her neck and was transported by Clay County Fire and Rescue to HCA Orange Park. She was listed in critical but non-life-threatening condition, according to the report.
The sheriff’s office said a kitchen knife was recovered. Jackson spoke with investigators and consented to a search of the residence, the report states. He later was taken to HCA Orange Park for medical assessment after complaining of pain and then was medically cleared and booked into the Clay County Jail.