44 year-old Elroy Saldano will spend 3 years in prison because he was charged with harm and aggravated assault for allegedly inflicting a cut wound to a woman's neck.
24 year-old Tiesha Palacio reported to police that she was at a house on King Street on Monday night when she got into an argument with Saldano. He allegedly then grabbed a piece of broken beer bottle, and pressed it on Palacio's neck, causing a cut.
Police arrested and charged him with aggravated assault and harm, and he was arraigned today before Magistrate Hettie Mae Stewart, where he pleaded not guilty.
Normally, he would have been eligible for bail on these charges, but because he owed the court $5,000 for convictions of theft and wounding, Magistrate Stewart ordered that he serve out the default sentences of to a total of 3 years because he didn't pay the fines.
He will be brought back to court for these new charges on December 20, 2013.
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