Man's face cut with kitchen knife at Iglesia Maranatha, Russell Springs

On Friday night, 9 October 2026, Russell County deputies responded to Iglesia Maranatha, a Hispanic church at 1655 U.S. 127 near Russell Springs Elementary School, after a 911 call reported a knife assault. Yolanda Mendez Gutierrez, 42, of Liberty, Kentucky, allegedly cut a man's face with a kitchen knife. The victim declined ambulance transport and medical treatment. Deputy Matt Parrish arrested Gutierrez at the scene; she was lodged at the Russell County Detention Center on second-degree assault and first-degree wanton endangerment charges.

Knife assault on church grounds. Coordinates are the Nominatim administrative pin for Russell Springs (the parish address did not resolve), labeled approximate. Also reported by Hoodline citing ridingthewave.com.