By Caleb Hutton

MARYSVILLE — If the sword had sliced into Aaron Lemmon’s back just millimeters to the right, it would’ve cut open his heart. Instead he lost about half of his left lung.

Lemmon had come home, eaten dinner and watched cartoons with his toddler son Jan. 25, according to new charges against his fiancée. She spent the evening in a bedroom at their home on Grove Street. Lemmon reportedly put the kids to bed and told his partner he was going to sleep, too.

First, he went to grab some milk in the kitchen. As he reached for a cup, she stabbed him in the back with a 25-inch sword, according to his report to police. Lemmon followed her to the bedroom, begging her to call 9-1-1. He passed out. Police believe the fiancée, 31, waited about an hour to call 9-1-1.

“My boyfriend was trying to kill me and I stabbed him,” she told the dispatcher, according to court papers.

Marysville police officers found Lemmon bloodied, pale and unconscious, face down, halfway in the closet. The fiancée told police they’d gotten into a fight. She yelled at him, and he punched her, according to her report. She stated she fell backward and hit her head on a dresser. She happened to see the sword nearby, grabbed it and stabbed Lemmon’s back, she told officers. Police doubt her story. Detectives believed the man was defenseless when he was attacked. The fiancée had scratches on her face, but she admitted those were self-inflicted, according to police.

Lemmon underwent emergency surgery. He remained in the hospital for days, and he’s still recovering.

Two children, an infant and a 2 year old, were taken into the custody of Child Protective Services. Court papers in past civil cases show the woman suffered a brain injury over a decade ago in a car crash. The fiancée was booked into jail for investigation of domestic violence assault in the first degree.

Her bail was set at $500,000 in late January. The defense tried to lower that number when she was arraigned Feb. 14. The motion was denied.