Crime & Safety

83-Year-Old Charged In Mansfield Machete Incident

State police responded to a machete incident in Mansfield.

State police responded to a machete incident in Mansfield last week, an arrest report says.
State police responded to a machete incident in Mansfield last week, an arrest report says. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)

MANSFIELD, CT — An 83-year-old woman is facing a half-dozen criminal charges after a machete incident in Mansfield, state police said.

According to an arrest report, at 11:14 p.m. on Aug. 9, state troopers were dispatched to an address on Middle Turnpike after receiving a report about an elderly woman brandishing a machete.

When troopers arrived, the woman was being unruly, according to an arrest report.

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The woman, identified as Karla Kelly, was arrested and charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, third-degree criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, criminal attempt at second-degree assault, third-degree assault and second-degree threatening, according to an arrest report.

She is due for arraignment on Aug. 24 on a $100,000 bond, according to a police report.

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