Assemblywoman Francis Allen, R-Las Vegas, is accused of using a steak knife to stab Paul Maineri in the forearm, KVVU-TV in Las Vegas reported Wednesday.

Maineri told police his wife of seven weeks refused to get help for him so he drove himself to the hospital.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal said Allen was charged with battery domestic violence with use of a deadly weapon. She could be sentenced, if convicted to 10 years in prison and fined $10,000.