ITHACA, N.Y.—Ithaca Police Department officers responded to a report of physical domestic assault at just past midnight Feb. 17, 2022, on Fair Street.
Officers on the scene located a female victim who had sustained stab wound to her back. Bangs Ambulance responders evaluated the victim, but she declined additional medical treatment. The injuries are believed to be non-life threatening.
Officers arrested 31-year-old Jessica Mccomb, the suspect, on the scene, who was then arraigned by Judge Peacock and released on their own recognizance with a full stay away order of protection.
Mccomb was later arrested and charged with assault in the second degree.