
Martens said police believe Blige saw the woman deflating the tires on his Ford SUV in the parking lot outside the apartment and went out to confront her. The woman was taken to the Calhoun County jail and was expected to be arraigned Friday in Calhoun County District Court. She was taken into custody without incident and treated at a Battle Creek hospital for a cut. Martens said officers then went to the former girlfriend's nearby apartment at the Arbors and found the woman in blood-spattered clothing. Police also found a knife in the apartment that they believe was used in the attack. Jim Martens said officers went to the scene and found blood in the snow near the entrance drive to the apartment complex and more blood in Blige's apartment. The hospital said Thursday afternoon it had no information on his condition.ĭetective Sgt. He was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich., where he underwent surgery. They found Blige in his apartment with three stab wounds, including one to his neck. Police said they were called to the Arbors of Battle Creek, an apartment complex, at 6:58 a.m. Police arrested his former girlfriend on a charge of assault with intent to murder. Thomas Blige, 63, remained in critical condition Thursday afternoon, Battle Creek police said. Blige was critically injured Thursday morning on this city's south side, stabbed in the neck in what police said was a domestic dispute with his former girlfriend.
