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Woman sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempted murder after violent attack on Wendy's co-worker

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Kozhasbay, D. (2026, September 28). Woman sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempted murder after violent attack on Wendy's co-worker. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16165365/Woman-sentenced-12-years-prison-attempted-murder-violent-attack-Wendys-worker.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Tichina Marshall, 29, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for stabbing a coworker at a Wendy's restaurant in Danville, Illinois, on May 26, 2025. During the incident, Marshall threatened and attacked the victim with a knife, causing severe injuries including a deep stab wound to the head and a fractured skull. The attack followed a previous threat made one month earlier. Judge Karen Wall handed down the sentence last week; Marshall must serve 85% of her time before release and will also face three years of mandatory supervised release upon completion of her prison term.

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On May 26, 2025, Tichina Marshall, age 29, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and was sentenced to 12 years in prison by Judge Karen Wall. The attack occurred at a Wendy's on North Vermilion Street in Danville, Illinois, where both the attacker and victim had previously worked together. On that day, Marshall entered the restaurant armed with a knife and threatened to kill her coworker. She then stabbed the victim three times: twice in the face and once on top of the head, causing severe injuries including a 3-centimeter-deep stab wound to the skull and a fractured skull. The incident took place while the victim was speaking to the Wendy's manager inside the restaurant's office. Earlier that year, Marshall had also threatened to kill her coworker one month before the actual stabbing. The Wendy’s location where this occurred has since closed down as part of corporate efforts to reduce underperforming locations.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source An Illinois woman pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and was sentenced to 12 years in prison for stabbing her coworker at a Wendy's. asserted

woman → see → Wendy

The victim was speaking to the Wendy's manager in 2025 when Tichina Marshall, 29, burst in armed with a knife and said 'I am going to kill you,' according the Vermilion County State's Attorney's Office. asserted

I → speak → Office

Marshall hit the victim with the knife twice in the face and once on top of the head. asserted

Marshall → hit → head

Police found the victim bleeding profusely and almost unconscious on the floor of the Wendy's manager's office. asserted

victim → find → office

The victim - who has not been publicly identified - suffered a 3-centimeter-deep stab wound to the head and a fractured skull. asserted

who → identify → head

The incident occurred on May 26, 2025 - Marshall's sentence was ruled by Judge Karen Wall last week. uncertain

sentence → occur → Wall

Marshall also threatened to kill the victim one month prior to the stabbing, prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → threaten → stabbing

Tichina Marshall, 29, pled guilty to first-degree murder after she stabbed her Wendy's coworker in the head last summer asserted

she → plead → head

The stabbing occurred at a Wendy's in Danville, Illinois where the attacker and the victim used to work together The two used to work together at a Wendy's on North Vermilion Street in Danville, Illinois, which has since shut down as part of a corporate effort to reduce underperforming locations. asserted

which → occur → locations

Marshall must serve 85% of her 12 year sentence, which will be followed by 3 years of mandatory supervised release. asserted

which → serve → release

Marshall has faced a string of misdemeanor charges and arrests in the years leading up to this incident, such as domestic battery and aggravated assault, court filings show. asserted

filings → face → battery

The 477 days she has spent in the Vermilion County Jail will be deducted from her 12-year sentence, WCIA reported. asserted

WCIA → spend → sentence

State’s Attorney Jacqueline Lacy said, 'I would like to thank the victim for cooperating with our office throughout the criminal justice process. asserted

I → say → process

While no sentence can undo the lasting effects caused by this defendant, this prison sentence reflects the violent nature of this attack and the devastating injuries suffered by the victim.' asserted

sentence → undo → victim

Woman sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempted murder after violent attack on Wendy's co-worker

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