MOFFAT, Texas (KWTX) - A woman is facing a felony arson charge after authorities say she stabbed an elderly Central Texas couple in an unprovoked attack before setting fire to a mattress inside their home.

Michelle Elizabeth Puehler, 35, is also charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to online jail records.

Michelle Elizabeth Puehler(KWTX GRAPHIC)An arrest affidavit obtained by KWTX states sheriff's deputies responded on Aug. 24, 2026, to a reported stabbing in progress in the 5400 block of Quail Hollow Drive in Moffat, an unincorporated area northwest of Temple.