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PORT ANGELES — A domestic dispute in Port Angeles escalated to violence Wednesday evening when a man was stabbed by his girlfriend.

At around 7:00 p.m., a 58-year-old man from the 1600 block of Black Diamond Road called 911, reporting that 51-year-old Charlotte S. Whalen had stabbed him in the chest. Whalen fled the scene but was later found near the 100 block of Hoare Road and arrested without incident by Deputy Brooks and Officer Clark.

Elwha officers and Deputy Brooks provided life-saving aid to the victim, who was then airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Whalen is now in Clallam County Jail, facing first-degree assault charges. The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation with help from Port Angeles Police and Elwha Tribal Police.