A domestic dispute at an apartment on the 900 block of Jay Street in Utica turned violent last Sunday when a woman allegedly swung scissors at another person and later struck a small child during a second physical altercation. Desiree Teater, 23, of Broadalbin, was arrested and now faces a slate of charges connected to the October 18 incident.
According to WKTV, officers responded to the Jay Street apartment on October 18 for a domestic dispute. A relative had arrived at the residence and began arguing with people there, according to the seed reporting from Newport Dispatch, and the confrontation escalated from there.
Scissors Pulled, Victim Cut
During the dispute, the suspect began to swing at a victim with scissors, cutting that person, the station reported. People at the scene managed to remove the scissors from the suspect's hands, but the confrontation wasn't over. Another physical altercation broke out afterward, and during that second fight, a small child was struck, per Newport Dispatch's account of the incident.
Police later located Teater at Wynn Hospital, where she was being treated for a cut to her hand sustained during the incident, the station's report states. She was taken into custody from the hospital.
Multiple Charges Filed
Teater was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted assault, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and endangering the welfare of a child, per the same account. The specific degrees of those charges were reported by Newport Dispatch as two counts of attempted assault in the second degree and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, in addition to the child endangerment charge.
Details about the identities of the victims, the extent of the child's injuries, and any court proceedings in the case have not been released.
