Kai Waters is an army sergeant based in Fort Knox, Kentucky. The 33 year old Waters has been arrested and accused of felony assault after she stabbed another woman in the leg with a machete. Waters says that she was acting out of self defense and that the other woman attacked her first. Waters also says the other woman, who is white, unleashed a racist rant against her. Waters’ superior officer is also standing behind her and says she believes in Waters’ innocence.
The encounter between Waters and the other woman took place in Elizabethtown, Kentucky while Waters was on her way home. According to Waters, the other woman followed her to a gas station, got out of her car, and attacked her. Waters says she fought the woman off. She has filed her own complaint against the other woman. Waters is now waiting to find out whether a grand jury will indict her on felony assault charges. You can see video of the fight between Waters and the other woman here.
