Georgia Man Stabs Hudson Valley Man, Police Say

A Georgia man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed a Hudson Valley man.

Tuesday just before 3:00 a.m., the Ulster Police Department responded to an assault complaint on Frank Sottile Boulevard. Upon arrival, patrols found a victim with injuries sustained from the assault.

Police say it was determined that during the course of an altercation 34-year-old Christopher S. Roberson, of Covington, Georgia assaulted the other party with a knife causing a cut to the victim's head.

The unnamed male victim was transported to Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley Kingston Campus, treated, and was released.

Roberson was charged with 2nd-degree assault, a felony, and 4th-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor.

Roberson was arraigned in Town of Ulster Court and remanded to the Ulster County Jail on $15,000 cash bail. He’s due to reappear in court Thursday afternoon.

The Ulster Police Department was assisted by the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, Ulster Hose Fire Department, and Mobile Life Support Services.