Woman Charged with Five Assaults

A local woman was arrested over the weekend on numerous charges after two separate criminal incidents, according to police.

Rayna Decotis, 47, of Chapel Lane in Merrimack was arrested on March 28, 2015, and charged with five counts of domestic violence assault.

Police were sent to a domestic disturbance in progress involving an assault at a home on Chapel Lane, according to police. When they arrived at the scene, the officers spoke to all the involved parties and “determined that Decotis had assaulted a family member on five occasions at two separate locations.”

She was arrested and later, released on personal recognizance bail and had a court date today for arraignment.

Editor’s note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Merrimack Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a New Hampshire Patch police report.