Ex-Gov. Paterson's Step-Daughter Arrested For Beating Up Boyfriend

The step-daughter of former Governor David Paterson was arrested for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend in a Manhattan apartment. The Post reports that Ashley Dennis, 23, "smash[ed] a bottle and a frying pan over her boyfriend’s head during an early morning brawl in Greenwich Village, authorities said... When cops arrived they found McGuinness, who was charged with choking Dennis, lying on the floor, semi-conscious and bleeding, officials said. "

Apparently neighbors heard the commotion in the MacDougal Street apartment. Neighbors spoke to the Daily News: "Super Pearl DiGeronimo, 60, said she thought somebody had been stabbed at the five-story walkup near Washington Square Park. 'There was blood on the floor, on the door handle, all over the hallway,' she said. 'I thought it was a murder.'" She added, "Hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn. The man must have done something to provoke that reaction."

Another neighbor said, "I heard a guy saying, 'Help me, help me,.' hen he started saying, 'Fire, fire,' to get someone's attention. I knew it was serious." The News also reports, "McGuinness told police Dennis broke a bottle over his head, knocking him to the floor, and then repeatedly slammed his leg in the door until he lost consciousness, according to the criminal complaint." Dennis, who was hit with felony assault, was arraigned and released without bail. McGuinness faces a charge of misdemeanor choking.

Last year, Paterson's son was taken into custody for holding a debit card that didn't belong to him. And back when she was in high school, Dennis apparently went on a public school class trip to Cuba—that the Department of Education didn't know about.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 2, 2011 9:30 AM

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nylon18

Don't you think, somewhere in the title, it should mention that he was choking her? I mean, just a thought.

Feral Apes

TNB

JeRsEy JiM

I wouldn't wanna hit that ... only cuz it hits back.

antimisogynycrusader

Mmmm....yummy.....

whitecastlerock

sounds like she was all coked up-her old man would be proud...

Carlos Nunez

That's pretty beast.

Colonel_Ingus

"The man must have done something to provoke that reaction"

Talk about blaming the victim! Where's Jezebel when we need them?!?

Guest

"Honey, I heard a great one today - So a blind guy walks into bar - he should have gotten a better seeing eye doBAM!SMASH!POW!

SFNY

According to the article, it sounds like he tried to choke her and then she fought back.

Colonel_Ingus

Let's just assume that is true. Then she went way overboard in her response. Would killing him be permitted too? Because it sounds like that's what she was going for.

Now let's take a step back... maybe the choking was defensive? Maybe consider that?

SFNY

If it's a typical DV situation, this probably wasn't the first incident, so when the choking victim fought off the choker, she made sure he stayed down. In a life-threatening situation, survival instinct supercedes pretty much everything else. Not so hard to figure out.

AlexTheOriginalPartyDog

So I guess the next time I hear about a woman beaten senseless by a guy w/ a few scratch marks on his face I can safely assume that the man was defending himself and his survival instinct kicked in. Right?

SFNY

I think you meant to reply to Colonel Ignoramus, because that's his position, not mine. I'll wait for the rest of the facts to learn exactly what happened, but right now it sounds like a typical DV situation where she defended herself from a guy who was trying to choke her.

Colonel_Ingus

Wow, you seem to know everything about this situation.

There's no doubt left for the victim, eh? OK then. As soon as he heals up, OFF WITH HIS HEAD!

reztek

now that's my type of woman..

Peter

100% guaranteed she's hairless :(

TheRealCannibal

... wait, what?!?! Is that a thing? Are all nice girls bushy and ones who break bottles over guys' heads brazilian? So if she occasionally smacks a guy, does that mean she has a landing strip?

and why the sad face?

Gosh, so may questions!

Guest

The point everyone should take away from this is this: ""I heard a guy saying, 'Help me, help me,.' hen he started saying, 'Fire, fire,' to get someone's attention. I knew it was serious.""

If you are in trouble and need help, yell "FIRE!" People won't want to get involved if you yell for the police, but they'll act in their own self-interest if they think they're in danger too. It's a sad commentary on the human nature, but it could save a life.

Teh Moar U No

soothsayer

doesn't work when you are outside on the sidewalk. people just glance at you for a second, or stick around hoping to see you get fuckedup some more.