Harrington woman charged with assault, strangulation

Karen Johnson
Karen Johnson (Photo: Harrington PD)

HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (4/24/2015) A 33-year-old woman was arrested on assault and related charges after a domestic dispute that put a man in the hospital, city police said Thursday.

The incident happened Tuesday in the 1600 block of Madison St.

Police said Karen Johnson and a 51-year-old man were arguing in her home when she assaulted him and threatened to kill him.

The victim’s injuries were not life-threatening, Lt. Earl Brode said.

Johnson was charged with assault, strangulation, reckless endangering, terroristic threatening and offensive touching.  She was being held at Sussex Correctional Institution in lieu of $15,000 secured bond, Brode said.

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