WOMAN SMILES IN MUG SHOT AFTER ATTACKING BOYFRIEND WITH A HATCHET

A North Dakota woman is behind bars after police said she crept up on her sleeping boyfriend and hacked him in the head with a hatchet.Lena Deoliveira, 23, has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault in connection with the early-morning attack that left her boyfriend, Jonathan Granados, seriously injured.
According to police, the violent assault happened around 5:30am on September 5, inside an attached garage near the 700 block of College Street North in Fargo where the couple had been staying.
Granados was later rushed to the hospital with a deep gash to the head and severely mangled fingers - some of which were reportedly missing or hanging by a thread, according to court documents.
Granados told officers he had been attacked without warning while he slept.
An unnamed witness, who claims to have also been sleeping in the garage, has since identified Deoliveira as the Granados' attacker.
The man, who said Deoliveira is homeless and frequently crashes on couches or floors in the neighborhood, described the shocking scene to investigators.
'He looked and saw Lena swing down with the hatchet; he couldn't see the point of the strike due to obstructions but heard it sound like splitting wood, initially thinking she hit the headrest or headboard,' court documents stated, per InForum.
He told police he was jolted awake by Granados' screams, and when he rushed over, he saw a trail of blood and the aftermath of the assault.
'He believes there were two strikes because when he approached [Granados], it looked like one or two of Johnny's fingers were missing or "kind of hanging," the documents continued.
'He saw blood and a mark through Johnny's skull,' the witness added.
Following the savage assault, Deoliveira fled the scene. She was eventually tracked down and arrested without incident two days later in nearby Moorhead, Minnesota - about two miles from Fargo.
She was then booked into the Clay County Jail and was later extradited to Cass County.
When questioned by authorities, the 23-year-old requested an attorney, The Independent reported.
She made her first court appearance in Cass County on Friday, where a judge set her bond at $500,000.
Her next court hearing is scheduled for October 16.
Investigators say the case hinges largely on the graphic eyewitness account and physical evidence, including the blood trail and disturbing crime scene photos showing Granados' head wound and mutilated fingers.
The investigation is ongoing.