Teen arrested for slashing ex-girlfriend, stealing car

MIDDLETOWN – For the second time this week, a teenage former boyfriend stands accused of assault in connection with an ex-girlfriend.

Middletown City Police early Friday morning arrested Norman Scarpello of 32 Palmer Avenue in Middletown on assault and robbery charges.

He is accused of assaulting his former girlfriend and robbing her of her car. The incident occurred at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday in the area of Railroad Avenue.

The victim was called by Scarpello and told to meet him. When they did, he cut her on the neck with a knife and stole her 2005 Honda Civic. The victim went to Orange Regional Medical Center for treatment and released.

Middletown Police searched for Scarpello throughout the night and at 1:30 a.m. Friday, they arrested him at his home.

He was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon.

In Rhinebeck Wednesday night, another 17-year-old, Nicholas Usuriello of Clinton Corners, was charged with attacking the parents of his former girlfriend in their home with machete-like knives. He inflicted a minor wound on the girl’s mother, but cut the father in his head and severed his thumb.

He was charged with burglary and assault in the first degree, second-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon.