Crime & Safety
Woman Stabs Victim With A Steak Knife During Domestic Dispute: Police
Police were called to a hospital emergency room to investigate.
CHATHAM, NY — A Columbia county woman was arrested after a domestic dispute escalated to stabbing with a steak knife.
State Police said Erin L. Cmuchowski, 23, of Chatham was charged with second-degree assault, a felony, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Troopers were sent to the emergency room at Columbia Memorial Hospital March 1 to investigate an assault.
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Police said Cuchowski stabbed someone with a steak knife in a Village of Chatham home after a domestic dispute.
The victim was treated for two puncture wounds and released.
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Cmuchowski was arraigned and sent to the Columbia County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail or $50,000 bond.
She is scheduled to return to Chatham Court March 7.
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