Arrest made after woman stabbed 23 times by accused kidnapper
CLOVIS, NM (KCBD) - A man was arrested in Ft. Sumner, New Mexico after a warrant was issued for his arrest for stabbing a man and kidnapping and stabbing a woman in Clovis, NM on Wednesday morning.
Just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, officers with the Clovis Police Department attempted to pull over a vehicle which ran through a stop sign. The vehicle sped off, but was located by a second officer. When the second officer tried to stop the vehicle, it sped off again, reaching excessive speeds. The vehicle crashed through a fence but the driver ran off.
Officers found a 27-year-old woman in the vehicle who had been stabbed 23 times.
The woman told police she was inside a home when 26-year-old Robert Sena kicked in the door armed with a knife and a gun. A 28-year-old male inside the house fought Sena. Sena is accused of stabbing the man, and kicking and stabbing the woman.
Police reports say the woman was taken by force from the home just before the chase with police.
The woman was taken to a Clovis hospital then was transported to a Lubbock hospital.
A BOLO (Be On the Look Out for) was sent out to agencies. He was located in Ft. Sumner, NM around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday morning. He was arrested and charged with kidnapping, aggravated battery on a household member, aggravated battery, aggravated fleeing a law enforcement office, felon in possession of a firearm, and leaving the scene of an accident.
Sena is currently being held in detention in Fort Sumner, New Mexico on a $100,000.00 cash only bond.
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