Ex-NY Gov. David Paterson's Stepdaughter Ashley Dennis Arrested for Domestic Violence Incident with Boyfriend, Brian McGuinness

Ashley Dennis, stepdaughter of former NY Gov. David Paterson, arrested for breaking bottle over boyfriend, Brian McGuinness' head, during domestic violence incident in West Village apartment.

Ex-Gov. Paterson holding Ashley Denis' hand, son next to her

Just as New Yorkers were beginning to forget former Gov. David Paterson, the family is back in the news again. This time, Paterson's stepdaughter, Ashley Dennis, was arrested Saturday after bashing her boyfriend, Brian McGuinness, over the head with a bottle during a violent fight in his West Village apartment, the NY Daily News reports. The domestic violent incident reportedly broke out about 4:45 a.m. and at one point, McGuinness choked Dennis. The superintendent of the apartment building told the newspaper she thought someone had been murdered because there was blood on the floor, on the door handle and all over the hallway.

 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. He received three stitches at Beth Israel Medical Center, cops said.

A woman who would only give her name as Marie C. said she lives down the hall and woke up to the sound of smashing glass. "I heard a guy saying, 'Help me, help me,'" she said. "Then he started saying, 'Fire, fire,' to get someone's attention. I knew it was serious." The neighbor called police.

"He wasn't moving," she said. "He had two shoes on top of him like she kicked him out of the apartment and threw the shoes."A police source said the two didn't appear to be intoxicated. McGuinness was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing, a misdemeanor under the state's anti-choking law, authorities said. Dennis was charged with felony assault. Source

Dang, she certainly whipped his butt, but violence isn't the way to resolve conflicts. This relationship needs to come to an end before someone gets killed. There is no reason for either person in a relationship to hit the other. Love doesn't hurt. You will recall Alex Paterson, the governor's son, was arrested last year after he was caught shooting dice and in possession of someone else's debit card.