PELLA – At approximately 9:54 p.m. on March 30, 2025, the Pella Police Department and Pella Community Ambulance were requested in the 1200 block of Main Street in Pella, IA, for a male who had suffered a knife wound to the neck. The male advised Pella Police Department Communications Center that his wife had attacked him with a knife. Officers arrived on the scene and located the male in the basement of the residence, suffering from multiple stab wounds on his body. Through investigation, officers identified the perpetrator as Marci Allen, age 56, of Pella.

After evidence collection, including a large kitchen knife covered in blood, and further investigation, it was determined that Marci Allen had attacked the male following an ongoing argument and had assaulted him with the knife, causing serious injury. The male was transported by Pella Community Ambulance and was subsequently transported to a hospital in Des Moines via helicopter to be treated for his injuries, where he remains in critical condition.

The Pella Police Department was assisted in the investigation by the Pella Community Ambulance, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, and Iowa DCI Crime Scene Technicians. 

Marci Allen is charged with Attempted Murder, a Class B Felony, and Domestic Abuse Assault – Use of a Dangerous Weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor. Allen is currently being held on a $50,000 bond.