Two Sisters Arrested Following Fight In Area, Police Say

Two sisters were arrested following a domestic dispute in which one allegedly threaten to stab the other with a kitchen knife.

Saugerties Police arrested two sisters following a domestic dispute in which one allegedly threaten to stab the other with a kitchen knife.
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Kathy Reakes

04/07/2021 10:00 a.m.

The incident took place in Ulster County on Monday, April 5.

Police responded to a no voice 911 call at a residence on Old Kings Highway in the Town of Saugerties.

Upon arrival, officers discovered that sisters Olivia Pacheco, age 21, and Sophia Davalos-Pacheco, age 18, both of Saugerties, had gotten into a verbal argument that became physical when Olivia Davalos- Pacheco struck her sister in the face and broke a family portrait, using it to strike her sister, Saugerties PD Chief Joseph Sinagra said.

As the two were being separated by family members, Sophia Davalos-Pacheco grabbed a knife from the kitchen and threatened to kill her sister Olivia Davalos-Pacheco with it while her family members attempted to wrestle the knife from her grasp, the chief said.

Both were arrested and charged with:

Olivia Pacheco: Harassment
Sophia Davalos- Pacheco: Menacing

The sisters were released on appearance tickets.

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