Knife-Wielding Nashua Teen Strangled Woman: Police

Nashua, NH — A knife-wielding Nashua teenager strangled a woman and threatened to kill her in a domestic incident at a downtown residence, according to police.

Halie Ryder, 19, was arrested Tuesday on a host of charges.

Police said she assaulted a woman multiple times that day.

"In those altercations, Ryder struck the victim with her hands, struck the victim with objects, damaged the
victim’s cell phone, threatened the victim with a knife, and on two occasions Ryder strangled the
victim and threatened to kill the victim," Nashua police Lt. Kerry Baxter said in a statement.

Ryder was charged with:

• 11 counts of assault
• 2 counts of second-degree assault
• Domestic violence
• Criminal threatening
• Criminal mischief

Ryder was held on $25,000 bail pending an arraignment.

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