Clifton Park Woman Arrested for Hitting a Child

A Clifton Park woman has been arrested after she allegedly hit a child with part of a vacuum. 

Lakiesha DeVaughn, 45, was arrested by the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office on March 6 and charged with felony 2nd degree assault and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child. The incident occurred on Huntridge Drive in the Town of Clifton Park. 

According to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, DeVaughn allegedly hit a seven-year-old child with a plastic vacuum component on the night of March 5. The child suffered several bruises and swelling on their arm as a result of the alleged assault. 

DeVaughn was arranged in the Clifton Park Town Court and released on her own recognizance.