KENOSHA, Wis. – A 52-year-old homeless woman is accused of using a weapon to slash another woman’s face during a violent alleyway altercation and appeared in court Tuesday on three criminal charges.

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Shauna R. Plummer faces felony counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety and substantial battery, both with weapons and repeater enhancers, along with a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct, also as a repeater and with a weapon.

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The incident occurred March 10 in an alleyway near 61st Street and 62nd Street, in the 2000 block. Police say Plummer attacked the victim, Courtney Lewis, during a fight that broke out while Lewis and a friend were walking to Uptown Pantry. Witnesses told police that Plummer and Lewis suddenly began fighting on the ground. Afterward, Lewis had a deep, actively bleeding slash wound across her left cheek, a bruised and swollen eye, and additional lacerations to her lip and neck.

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At Froedtert Hospital, medical staff treated Lewis with 11 stitches on the outside of the facial wound, 7 stitches on the inside, and two more to the neck. Police noted the cheek injury was so severe that fatty tissue was visible from the open wound.

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Initially, the victim blamed an unknown man, but later recanted, telling investigators that Plummer had cut her. A witness, Ericka Jackson-Morning, told police she believed Plummer used a razor blade, though no weapon was recovered. Jackson-Morning also identified Plummer from a booking photo provided by investigators.

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Plummer was previously convicted of battery, disorderly conduct, and drug paraphernalia possession in 2023. Because of her prior record, prosecutors included repeater enhancers on each charge.

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In court Tuesday, Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis personally appeared and requested $20,000 cash bail. Court Commissioner William Michel II instead set bail at $5,000 cash. Plummer remains in custody.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 17.

If convicted on all counts with the weapon and repeater modifiers, Plummer faces a maximum sentence exceeding 26 years in prison.

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