A woman struck another woman in the face with a sock filled with rocks, breaking three bones and leaving her eye swollen shut, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County.
Chariah Faith Marie Peterson faces a charge of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
According to the complaint, Minneapolis police were dispatched at about 5:46 p.m. on October 24 to a residence in Hennepin County after receiving a report of an assault. Officers arrived to find the victim lying on the ground, drifting in and out of consciousness, and suffering from a significant facial injury. Police learned that the victim had been in an altercation with Chariah Faith Marie Peterson, who struck the victim in the face with a sock containing rocks.
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The complaint states that the victim’s injuries were severe, with her eye swollen shut and three bones in her face broken as a result of the assault. Peterson fled the scene before officers arrived.
Two days later, police were contacted by the victim’s mother, who requested that officers remove Peterson from her home, where the victim also lived. Officers responded and arrested Peterson at that time.
Peterson is charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, which alleges that she used an object capable of causing significant bodily harm during the assault.
The charge was filed October 27 in Hennepin County District Court.
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Jurisdictional Context
Hennepin County is Minnesota’s most populous jurisdiction. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office handles felony prosecutions across Minneapolis and 44 other cities; the Fourth Judicial District presides over felony arraignments and trials at the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis.
