Woman Bites Boyfriend, Threatens Him with Samurai Sword: Cops

MERRIMACK, NH - A local woman was arrested on Saturday and held on cash bail after allegedly assaulting and threatening her boyfriend, according to police.

Alexsandra Wadleigh, 20, of Dalton Court in Merrimack, was arrested on May 29, 2016, on two counts of simple assault and criminal threatening.

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According to police, officers were sent to the home for a report of threats at around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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When they arrived, they learned that there had been an alleged confrontation between the victim and his girlfriend – Wadleigh – that morning.

“During the confrontation, Wadleigh assaulted the victim by biting him and hitting him with a ceramic ash tray,” according to Sgt. Cassell of the Merrimack Police Department. “She also threatened him with a Samurai type sword. Wadleigh was located a short time later and arrested without incident.”

Wadleigh was booked and held on $5,000 cash bail. She was arraigned this morning in Merrimack District Court.