The Montgomery County Sheriff’s office 911 call stating that an individual had been stabbed at a residence on Cattle Creek Path (Mountain Creek Mobile Home Community) in Elliston Saturday morning at 2:37 a.m.
Deputies responded to the scene where they located 24-year-old Christian G. Colwell deceased from what appeared to be a stab wound. Investigators from the sheriff’s office were called and responded to the scene.
Following the preliminary investigation, Colwell’s girlfriend, 21-year-old Taylor A. Stevers was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. She is currently being held without bond at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the stabbing was a result of a domestic argument between Colwell and Stevers. The investigation is ongoing, and no further information is available at this time.