Charles Michael Calvert claims he acted in self-defense after onion chopping fight

An Indiana murder suspect told cops that he stabbed his girlfriend to death because she “came at him with a knife” for cutting onions the wrong way.

Charles Michael Calvert, 60, called 911 from his home in Grabill late Saturday to say that Marcia Linsky was “no longer with us,” according to court documents.

“We were having an argument, we were both holding a knife and she came at me,” he told the dispatcher — suggesting he expected to “spend the night in jail,” according to a probable cause affidavit.

Linsky was found lying face down in a pool of blood with a large gash on her head and neck and defensive wounds on her hands, including a nearly severed right thumb, the documents said.

Once in handcuffs, Calvert “stated that he was cutting onions and [Linksy] stated that he wasn’t doing it correctly,” the affidavit said of statements to cops.

“The defendant stated the victim shoved the crock pot towards him and came at him with a knife,” the affidavit said, quoting Calvert as telling officers he “became defensive.”

Cops saw a “broken crockpot, some bloody kitchen knives, and food items scattered” — but “did not observe a chopped onion anywhere in the kitchen,” the affidavit noted.

The responding officers reported finding the scene “appeared to be staged.”

They also believed that Calvert had showered before calling cops and had “no sense of urgency what-soever” during his 911 call, during which the 60-year-old said he was “old enough to know
better but young” when asked his age.

There were no signs that Calvert attempted to render aid to Linsky, according to the document.

He was arrested on murder charges and was jailed without bond, records show.