Woman Arrested After Assaulting Teen 8-11-2014

Incident #: 50-14-20684     Date/Time:  Thursday, August 7th, 2014 at 5:33PM

Location: 400 Block of East Water Street, Dover, DE

Narrative:
An 18-year-old Dover woman was arrested Thursday evening after she assaulted a 16-year-old female family member.  Alyahia Durham (18) was angered by a family members comments made online about a mutual family member.  Durham went to a residence that the victim was visiting and attempted to fight the victim.  The victim refused to participate in a fight with Durham.  Durham then attempted to drag the victim out of the residence by her hair, but failed to do so.  Durham then attacked her on the couch in the residence, punching her in the head/face numerous times, causing the victim injury.  Durham was arrested and charged with Assault 2nd Degree and 1st Degree Trespassing.  She was released on $1100.00 secured bond by Justice of the Peace Court 7.

Officer Releasing Information:  Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer