Woman charged in killing of Kansas City paramedic to be tested for HIV, diseases
A Clay County judge has ordered the woman accused of fatally stabbing Kansas City firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman to be tested for infectious and communicable diseases, court records show.
Prosecutors requested the testing because the woman, Shanetta Bossell, allegedly bit two officers, one while she was being arrested following the fatal stabbing early Sunday, and the other during a struggle a few days earlier.
Prosecutors wanted Shanetta Bossell tested for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia, according to court documents.
Judge Louis Angles granted the prosecutors’ motion, ordering Bossell to submit to infectious or communicable disease screening.
The 29-year-old Hoffman was stabbed in the heart, allegedly by Bossell, while on a call early Sunday morning in Kansas City’s Northland, as he and another paramedic were transporting Bossell in an ambulance to a hospital, according to court documents.
Bossell allegedly jumped into the driver’s seat after the stabbing and tried to drive away in the ambulance, but an officer who had been trailing the ambulance prevented her. While he was trying to get her out of the seat, the two fell to the ground, and Bossell landed near his left arm and bit down hard on the officer’s arm, according to court documents.
Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson charged Bossell with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, third-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, and resisting arrest in the death of Hoffman. All of the charges are felonies.
‘Danger to the public’
The killing of Hoffman came within days of Bossell being accused of biting an off-duty Platte City police officer in Kansas City, North.
On April 23, the officer returned home from work and saw Bossell allegedly pulling on the handles of his personal vehicle. He confronted her. A struggle ensued, and Bossell allegedly bit the officer.
Thompson charged Bossell with second-degree assault of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest. Court records show that Bossell, who was deemed “a danger to the public,” was released on Friday after a bail bond company posted a $10,00 bond.
After Bossell was booked into Clay County jail following Hoffman’s death, the bond was surrendered.
On Tuesday, prosecutors requested a higher bond, and Angles granted their request, raising it to $250,000. Her bond in the murder case is set at $1 million.
Bond reduction hearings in both cases are set for 1:30 p.m. Monday before Angles in Clay County Circuit Court in Liberty.
