NYC Woman Charged With Attempted Murder

PORTSMOUTH, NH — A New York woman was arrested and held without bail after what police are describing as an attempt at murder in a local hotel this morning, according to an alert. Jasmine Henderson, 32, of Morris Avenue in The Bronx, NY, was arrested on March 16, 2018, and charged with attempted second-degree murder, criminal threatening, and second-degree assault, all felonies. Police, according to Lt. Mark Newport of the Portsmouth Police Department, were sent to the Sheraton Harborside Hotel on Market Street at just before 10 a.m. for a report of an assault.

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“Officers arrived on scene and found Henderson in the lobby of the hotel where she was taken into custody,” Newport stated. “The charges are a result of an on-scene incident in which Henderson assaulted a 58-year-old female employee of the hotel by stabbing her several times in the face, neck and chest area with scissors.”

The employee was a housekeeper reportedly assisting Henderson at the time of the incident. The victim, Newport stated, was able to flee the area and seek assistance. She was transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital for treatment.

Henderson was processed and held in the Rockingham County House of Corrections. She will be arraigned on March 19.

Anyone with information about the case or Henderson is asked to contact Det. Peter Sheldon at 603-610-7609. Or you may also choose to remain anonymous by reporting any information to Seacoast Crime Stoppers by calling (603) 431-1199, texting CRIMES (274637) and including TIPSCS in the message, clicking on the following link: tipsubmit.com/webt... or by visiting the Seacoast Crime Stoppers Facebook page and clicking the “submit a tip” option. Rewards of up to $1,000.00 may be paid for help solving cases if the information leads to the arrest or indictment of a suspect(s).

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