CAPE VINCENT, N.Y. - State Police in Watertown have arrested 20-year-old Mikel Odle for fatally stabbing 51-year-old Mary Burkman and wounding her daughter, Amber Englebert, who is the mother of Odle's 11-month-old child.
According to police, the stabbings occured in Burkman's home in upstate New York Saturday, shortly before midnight.
Odle then took the infant out of the house and fled in his car, reports CBS affiliate WTVH.
Amber was able to call 911 after the attack and Odle was later arrested after a brief pursuit in which he crashed his car.
The infant was airlifted to a Syracuse hospital and is expected to fully recover. Amber is being treated for her injuries.
Police took Odle into custody at the hospital.
He's facing charges including second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder, reckless endangerment, and unlawfully fleeing a police officer, reports the Watertown Daily Times.
Odle is being held without bail and is awaiting a preliminary hearing Thursday, according to police.
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