(Norwalk, Iowa) – Officials in central Iowa report a man from Marshalltown faces a charge of a murder in the first degree, in connection to the September stabbing of a Norwalk woman. 38-year-old Antonio Lavell Lewis also faces unrelated charges stemming from warrants out of Marshall County.

Norwalk Police say on September 15th, they responded to reports of a stabbing at an apartment at 608 Knoll Drive. Officers found 31-year-old Karisa Shendelman. She had died from multiple stab wounds. Antonio Lavell Lewis was also inside the apartment. He was arrested for unrelated warrants at the time.