Update: Man Arrested in Stabbing at Pancho Villa's Held on $25K Bond

UPDATED: Wesley Erickson, the man under arrest for assault after allegedly stabbing another Huntington man following a verbal altercation outside of Pancho Villa's Cinco de Mayo party, was arraigned in First District Court in Central Islip Thursday in front of Judge Jennifer A. Henry.

He was charged with one count of one count of assault with intent to casue physical injury with a weapon, a class "D" Felony. He was held on $25,000 bond or $10,000 cash bail. He did not post bail and was held overnight. He is scheduled to appear back in court Friday.

Judge Henry also issued a temporary order of protection, presumably in favor of the stabbing victim, 21-year-old Ryan DiPaolo, who was taken to Huntington Hospital early Thursday morning and then released.

Judge Henry also held Erickson on $100 bail for a resisting arrest charge. That was not posted either.

Matia Branch, 24, the Melville woman who was also arrested early Thursday outside of Pancho Villa's after allegedly punching a police officer, was also arraigned Thursday.

Matia had pending charges from March 2009 for allegedly operating a motor vehicle without a license, a misdemeanor charge for which she did not show up to court twice, first on May 18, 2009 and a second time on July 31, 2009. She was then declared a scofflaw by Judge Madeleine Fitzgibbon. She was ordered held today on $100 bail by Judge Henry, which was not posted. She is scheduled to be back in court May 12. 

Here is the original article posted Thursday morning:

One Huntington man is under arrest for stabbing another during a fight outside Pancho Villas following a Cinco de Mayo celebration, police said.

The fighting took place as a large group of  revelers were leaving the Mexican restaurant just before 1 a.m. Thursday, according to Suffolk County police. 

Ryan DiPaolo, 21, became involved in a verbal altercation with several people as he was leaving Pancho Villas, located just north of the Book Revue on New York Avenue,  police say. The argument apparently became heated, which resulted in Wesley Erickson, 26, of 55 Cedar Drive, Huntington, allegedly stabbing DiPaolo.

Erickson fled the scene but was apprehended a short distance away. DiPaolo was taken to Huntington Hospital and was treated and released.

Erickson was charged with second degree assault and resisting arrest. He also has an outstanding warrant for his arrest from Pennsylvania for a parole violation.

He was held  overnight and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip today.

A Melville woman, Matia Branch, 24, was also arrested after she allegedly punched a police officer. She was also held overnight and will be arraigned today.