New York State Police troopers from the Poughkeepsie barracks were dispatched at approximately 5 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22 to a West Road home in Pleasant Valley to investigate a reported domestic incident.
According to police, the investigation determined that Dutchess County resident Mikala Riggleman of Pleasant Valley was involved in a physical domestic dispute, stabbing her victim in the process. Her victim sustained injuries that were described as non-life-threatening.
Riggleman was arrested and charged with felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor. She was arraigned in the town of Pleasant Valley Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash or $50,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear back in court on Tuesday, May 28.
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