Mother and daughter are speaking out after a suspect who allegedly stabbed them was arrested

LAS VEGAS – The mother and daughter stabbed by an unidentified woman in an unprovoked attack while walking in North Las Vegas are grateful after police took them into custody.

Nearly three weeks after 28-year-old Jas Thompson and her mother, Lynn Ramig, were stabbed to death on October 3, the North Las Vegas Police Department (NLVPD) said its SWAT team had arrested the woman.

“When I heard the news this morning, it was kind of the first thing I woke up to. It was a lot to take in. Later that day I cried,” Thompson said. “It’s traumatic and in some ways I feel a lot safer now that she’s off the streets.”

NLVPD reported the Criminal Apprehension Team identified the woman as 38-year-old Synetta Harper.

The police department wrote in a news release that its SWAT team took Harper into custody after she refused to leave her apartment.

The two said they did not wish any ill will on Harper but would instead pray for her.

“We pray that she gets the help she needs, despite all the confusion and pain I still have in my heart,” said the 28-year-old.

“If she hadn’t taken drugs or been mentally ill, would she have done it? Probably not, she could be a good person, I don't know, and that's what I have to look for in my faith.” You know, that's what I hold on to, that's my faith, God doesn't want that I hate her, he wants me to say, 'Hey, get her some help, and that's what I hope she gets,'” Ramig said.

A family friend created a GoFundMe to help the mother and daughter as they have been unable to work since the Oct. 3 attack.

The two said they still have a long road to recovery ahead of them as they continue to heal from their physical, mental and emotional wounds.

“She made a big part of me that day just not the same anymore. All I had to do was take 4 liters of oxygen every day and get help. That changed my life a lot,” Thompson said.

Harper faces two counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon.

She is expected in court for a detention hearing on Thursday.