Woman who slashed neighbors with knife pleads guilty to misdemeanor charges

The Superior Township woman who attacked two neighbors with a knife during an argument in late January pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors as a part of a deal Tuesday.

Fayva Billips

Courtesy of Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office

Fayva Billups, 24, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault at a preliminary exam, according to court records. In exchange, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon were dismissed.

Aggravated assault is a misdemeanor charge, as opposed to the felony assault with a dangerous weapon charges.

Aggravated assault is punishable by up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.

Billups got into a dispute with one of the residents at a home in the 9000 block of MacArthur Boulevard on Jan. 26 that escalated into a physical fight, according to police.

The fight began on the front porch of the home and then spilled into the yard, police said. Billups slashed a woman and her mother with a kitchen knife, causing both to suffer minor lacerations.

Billups is currently out of jail on a personal recognizance bond. She will be sentenced at 14A-2 District Court in Ypsilanti on March 27, according to court records.

Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.