MANCHESTER, N.H. – On Monday night, Manchester Police arrested 39-year-old Larry Woods after he allegedly punched a woman multiple times, hit her with glass bottles and attempted to stab her.
The arrest followed an incident that occurred on Nov. 13, with police responding to the Family Dollar on West Hancock Street after a woman reported that Woods assaulted her.
Woods reportedly started to argue with the woman in the parking lot of the store, leading to the reported assault.
The victim said Woods pulled out a pocket knife at one point and started swinging it, causing superficial wounds to her abdomen. She says she was also hit in the head and face with a closed fist and other objects.
Woods is charged with alleged first degree assault, reckless conduct, simple assault, criminal threatening and possession of a dangerous weapon by a convicted felon.
He is scheduled to be arraigned on Dec. 5 and was released on personal recognizance bail, drawing criticism from Manchester Police Department Chief Carlo Capano.
“It’s unfortunate and concerning that we continue to see these issues with PR Bail. We arereleasing what we consider to be violent people back into our community,” says Capano,” It’s paramount that we protect our community, but these instances we highlight are making it more and more difficult to be successful. Our officers are working diligently to make sure they are holding people accountable for their crimes, but we need to see better results from the system that is in place.”
Anyone accused of a crime is innocent unless proven guilty by a court of law.
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