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Jolene R. Fassino of Poughkeepsie and the man were involved in a dispute Sunday night, June 24 when she took out a pocket knife she was carrying and stabbed the victim in the left leg, according to Town of Poughkeepsie Police.
A passing motorist was flagged down and called 911.
The man was transported to Vassar Brothers Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
Fassino was charged with second-degree assault, a felony. After being arraigned in Town of Poughkeepsie Court, Fassino was remanded to Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $20,000 cash bail or $40,000 bond. She is due back in court Tuesday, June 26.
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