BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AUTHORITIES SAY 22-YEAR-OLD NAZIYHA LA’NAY WEATHERALL REQUESTED A LYFT TO REACH A POLICE STATION BEFORE ALLEGEDLY STABBING HER DRIVER 11 TIMES AND STEALING HIS CAR… AND SHE REMAINS IN CUSTODY AFTER A JUDGE DENIED BOND A SECOND TIME.
On April 22, 2026, at around 2:30 p.m., police officers responded to the East North Street area in Greenville, South Carolina.
A passerby had reported seeing a man with a visible head wound.
Upon arrival, officers found an injured rideshare driver.
They provided medical assistance at the scene before the driver was transported to a hospital.
Medical staff determined the victim had been stabbed 11 times.
The wounds were located across multiple areas of his body.
Those injuries included stab wounds to his head.
The driver was initially hospitalized in intensive care.
He survived.
Investigators determined that the driver had responded to a Lyft request at an apartment complex in the East North Street area.
Authorities said 22-year-old Naziyha La’Nay Weatherall approached the vehicle.
Weatherall allegedly attacked the driver with a knife.
She then allegedly stole his car.
Weatherall was located shortly afterward.
She was taken into custody.
Authorities charged her with attempted murder.
She was also charged with carjacking resulting in bodily injury.
The third charge filed against her was possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Weatherall was denied bond.
She was booked into the Greenville County Detention Center.
She remained held inside the facility.
On August 28, 2026, Weatherall returned to court for another bond hearing.
Prosecutors argued that she posed an extreme danger to the community.
They emphasized that the victim had simply been working when he was attacked.
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The victim did not attend the proceeding.
The victim’s wife spoke to the court on his behalf.
She told the court her husband remained too emotionally and mentally shaken to attend the hearing.
But Weatherall’s defense attorney told the court she had no previous criminal record.
The defense stated that Weatherall was experiencing a severe mental health crisis at the time of the attack.
According to the defense, Weatherall had been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
The defense told the court she was experiencing delusions that she was being watched.
She was experiencing delusions that she was being listened to.
She also believed that she was being attacked.
Her attorney said Weatherall had requested the Lyft ride because she was trying to get to a police station.
She was trying to report what she believed was happening.
Weatherall’s mother had allegedly called the police station to let officers know her daughter was on the way.
And the defense said Weatherall’s mental state worsened during the ride.
She began believing she was being trafficked.
Her attorney told the court that Weatherall has since been medicated.
The defense stated that she is currently stable and competent.
Her defense requested her release from custody.
The defense sought the release so Weatherall’s family and a social worker could arrange placement in a treatment facility.
Weatherall’s mother also addressed the court during the hearing.
Her mother apologized to the victim’s family.
Then the judge issued a ruling on the bond request.
The judge denied bond for a second time.
She remains in custody.
She remains detained until a psychological evaluation is completed in September.
The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
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