Woman Attacked Friend Over Social Media Post: Police

Nassau County police arrested an Elmont woman Tuesday morning after they said she attacked a teen for a post made on social media.

According to police, on Tuesday, Sept. 4, Niaomi Russell, 24, of Parkhurst Road, Elmont, went to a home on Parkhurst Road to confront someone she knew about a negative social media post. After a resident of the home wouldn't let her in, police say Russell went around the home and entered through an open window in the back. Once inside, police say Russell found the 18-year-old woman hiding in the bathroom. Russell forced her way in, police say, and began punching and kicking the woman, causing bruising and pain to her right shoulder.

After attacking the woman, police say Russell stole items from the woman's pocketbook, which was in another room, and then left the home.

Police investigated, and they arrested Russell at 8:05 a.m. on Sept. 11 at the First Precint.

Russell is charged with second-degree burglary, fourth-degree grand larceny and third-degree assault. She is scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Tuesday.

Photo courtesy Nassau County Police Department