KINGSTON – A Kingston man has been arrested and charged with first-degree assault for allegedly stabbing another man in the back during an altercation in New Paltz. Police charged Rameen Perry, 32, of 106 McEntee Street.

Town Police said the incident occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 15 as the two men were leaving local bars in the Village of New Paltz.

The victim, a 23-year-old Kingston man, was treated for a stab wound to the back and released from a local hospital.

Police said an altercation took place when the two left the bars and that’s when Perry stabbed the other man.

Perry was remanded to the Ulster County Jail without bail pending a future court appearance.