Erika Carper, 45, of Warren was arrested this morning in connection to the stabbing of James Earnest, 51.

WARREN — Police are investigating a stabbing this morning at an apartment complex on Tod Avenue SW.

Officers were called about 4 a.m. to the complex after 911 dispatchers said a man was near the third-floor elevator bleeding from his chest and hands.

Police followed the blood trail from that area to room 305 where the door was open and the report states officers could see blood splatter on the inside of a storm door. A man was inside the apartment trying to mop up blood droplets on the floor and told police the victim, identified as James Earnest, 51, had left with his girlfriend.

Officers first found the girlfriend, who had blood on her arm and face and then found Earnest in Room 406 with cuts on his chest and hand. Paramedics arrived to tend to the victim, transporting him to St. Joseph Warren Hospital for treatment.

The girlfriend, identified as Erika Carper, was arrested on a charge of felonious assault after being questioned by detectives, the report states. She told detectives she wasn’t going to say anything, the report states.

Municipal Court records show Carper, 45, of Plaza Avenue, had not been scheduled for arraignment.