The incident occurred on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 9:15 a.m. in Manhasset.
Nassau County PD Sixth Precinct officers responded to a residence on Pond Hill after a report of an assault.
Police determined that Carlos Mullings, age 53, a Manhasset resident, became involved in a verbal argument with a 30-year-old woman that escalated.
Mullings allegedly punched the woman in the jaw, causing pain, before using an unknown sharp object to stab her in the upper left arm, resulting in a puncture wound, according to police.
A Nassau County Police Ambulance transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries.
Mullings was taken into custody without incident.
He is charged with:
- Assault in the second degree,
- Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
Mullings is scheduled for arraignment on Sunday, Nov. 24, at First District Court in Hempstead.
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