Ithaca woman arrested, allegedly stabbed man

ITHACA, N.Y. ( WETM ) — An Ithaca woman is facing multiple charges after police say she went into a man’s home and stabbed him in the arm during an argument.

Jessica Leigh Anderson, 24, was arrested on Thursday afternoon after a stabbing victim allegedly identified her as his attacker. According to the Ithaca Police Department, the man called 911 shortly after 3 p.m. on July 11 to report that he had been stabbed.

When police arrived at the man’s home on the 600 block of Spencer Road in Ithaca, they found that the man had a significant laceration on his forearm, and the bleeding hadn’t been controlled yet. Members of the Bangs Ambulance Company and the Ithaca Fire Department went to the scene and provided the stabbing victim with first aid after police determined that the scene was safe.

During a field interview, the victim told police that Anderson, who he knows, went into his residence without permission and started a verbal altercation. According to the victim, Anderson stabbed him in the arm during the altercation and fled to a nearby apartment building on the same road.

An ambulance took the man to a local hospital for further medical treatment, and he is expected to make a full recovery.

After the man was taken away from the scene, police found Anderson in her home in an apartment building that’s also located on the 600 block of Spencer Road. She was arrested without incident.

Anderson was charged with first-degree burglary (a class B felony), second-degree assault (a class D felony), and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon (a class A misdemeanor).

Anderson was arraigned in the Ithaca City Couty and taken to the Tompkins County Jail on $1,000 cash bail/$5,000 insurance bond/$20,000 partially secured surety bond with 10% deposit.

Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to contact the Ithaca Police Department using one of the methods listed below:

• Police Dispatch: 607-272-3245
• Police Administration: 607-272-9973
• Police Tip line: 607-330-0000
• Anonymous Email Tip Address: www.cityofithaca.org/ipdtips

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