MILLSBORO, Del. -- A Millsboro woman remains behind bars after police say she assaulted her husband and his mistress.
State troopers were called to the area of Phillips Branch Road and Harbeson Road roughly after 5:20 on Thursday after for "a fight in progress." When troopers arrived on the scene, they saw a white Nissan Armada on the side of the road with damage to its passenger’s side, and a Kawasaki motorcycle was laid on its side. Police came in contact with the driver of the motorcycle, a 27-year-old male and his wife, 25-year old Yeiricel Contreras-Garcia, who trooper say was arguing with her husband.
Troopers learned Contreras-Garcia hit he motorcycle with her car after she saw her husband driving with his girlfriend on the back of the bike. After hitting the motorcycle, Contreras-Garcia continued to pursuit her husband's girlfriend in a physical altercation. Police say the 28-year-old girlfriend had to be transported by ambulance to a local area hospital for serious injuries. The 27-year-old male, Contreras-Garcia's husband, did not want medical treatment.
Contreras-Garcia was taken back to Troop 7 where she was charged with Assault in the First Degree, Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony (2 counts), Assault in the Second Degree, Reckless Endanger First Degree (2 counts), Criminal Mischief, and Reckless Driving.
She is being held at the Delores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution on $70,000.00 secured bond.
