Memphis, TN- Police are looking for a man who talked his way into a senior living center and stabbed an elderly woman in the face with a fork.

It happened around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at St. Peter Manor in midtown Memphis.  Police say a man walked into the senior living facility, wrote the name “J.C. Taylor, Junior” in the log and then proceeded to the third floor.  That’s when he entered a room and stabbed a 79 year-old woman in the upper lip and wrist with a fork.

The building manager says the resident next door heard the struggle and went next door to see what was happening.  That’s when, we’re told, the man said the woman he attacked “fell down” and he was going to go for help.

In a meeting today, the building manager reminded residents to keep their doors locked.  Juanita Howie, who has lived at St. Peter Manor for nine years, realizes this attack could have happened to her. 

"I always have to open my door to see who it is.  They were going to fix my peephole so I can see out of it but they haven’t yet," says Howie.

The big question is how is St. Peter Manor going to make sure this doesn't happen again?  The building manager says now when a visitor arrives, they will have to show a state ID, which will be logged in the guest register.  Then, the receptionist will call up to the resident’s room to make sure it's alright to send the guest up.  St. Peter Manor is also considering adding a security camera in the lobby.

The accused attacker is described as a man in his early 40’s, about six feet tall with glasses.  At the time, he was wearing a purple jersey with the number “84” in white on the front.  If you have any information, call Crime Stoppers at 901-528-CASH.