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by Michelle Orris
Monday, March 24, 2003
A Madison woman was charged Tuesday for allegedly stabbing former University of Wisconsin football player and 23-year-old senior Russ Kuhns near Camp Randall.
Police arrived at the 100 block of Lathrop Street after 2:30 a.m. March 14 to find Kuhns with a stab wound to his abdomen. Suspect Timikca Widener, 26, and friend Morena Taylor-Benell, 19, were arrested nearby.
According to the criminal complaint, the conflict stemmed from Kuhns’s loan of $250 from Taylor-Benell’s cousin. Taylor-Benell is Kuhns’ former girlfriend. The two women allegedly confronted Kuhns outside his home and demanded that he pay up immediately Thursday night. When Kuhns said he would pay her after spring break, Taylor-Benell repeatedly hit Kuhns with her shoe and when he pushed Taylor-Benell away, Widener stabbed him in the stomach.
Kuhns was released from the UW Hospital after treatment to his abdomen and liver.
Widener is charged with recklessly endangering safety in the 1st degree and aggravated battery with the intent to commit great bodily harm. Her preliminary hearing is set for March 27 with bail set at $3,000. Taylor-Benell was charged with misdemeanor battery.
Kuhns, a 6-foot, 237-pound fullback, finished his football career at the Alamo Bowl in December. He refused to comment on the incident.
