More information has now come to light regarding the assault of an NPR intern in Chinatown on Wednesday morning. Melodie A. Brevard, 24, has been charged with assault with intent to kill and aggravated assault while armed after stabbing Annie W. Ropeik four times on the corner of 7th and I Streets NW at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. According to the Post, Brevard has a history of mental illness and stopped taking her medication a month ago. The attack was apparently “totally unprovoked.” Scary stuff — Ropeik is certainly fortunate that there were so many bystanders and police who responded with haste.