NEW SCOTLAND — A 17-year-old girl was arrested in New Scotland Saturday afternoon for assaulting a man with a candlestick.

The incident occurred at 1903 New Scotland Rd., said Albany County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy William M. Rice. The building located there is used by Restoration Hill Ministries, which rents out apartments, said Rice, who noted that many residents are on probation.

He said that Deputy Corey Prignon and Sergeant Thomas Halloran responded to a call from the complainant, the teen’s uncle.

The Albany County Sheriff’s office reported that the officers responded at about 3:05 p.m. Saturday. An investigation determined that the suspect, Arianna M. Vanness of New Scotland, had been arguing with her uncle.

Vanness struck her uncle with a candlestick in the chest and neck, causing a laceration in the neck, said Rice.

The candlestick was metal and about 12 to 18 inches long, said Rice. “It was a good-sized one,” he added.

Vanness and her uncle were residents of one of these apartments. The building with the stone front facing New Scotland Road was once a covenant, then was used for several different restaurants before being used by Restoration Hill Ministries.

Rice said he doesn’t believe the victim was her guardian because of her age. The two were arguing in a car before arriving at their apartment, Rice said, where the argument escalated to Vanness striking her uncle with the candlestick, after which her uncle called 9-1-1 due to his injuries. Rice said he is not aware what the argument was about.

Prignon and Halloran found Vanness in a separate room, and had no altercations with her, Rice said.

The Sheriff’s Emergency Medical Services transported the uncle to St. Peter's Hospital, said Rice. His injuries were non-life threatening, according to the report.

Vanness was charged with second-degree assault, a felony, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor. She was arraigned in New Scotland Town Court by Judge David Wukitsch. Rice said on Wednesday she was sent to Albany County’s jail in lieu of a $10,000 bail or bond, where she remains.

She appeared in New Scotland Court before Wukitsch Tuesday night, said Rice, for a preliminary hearing. The bail was not changed.

She currently has an active warrant from the city of Albany for charges of criminal mischief, the report said.

Restoration Hill Ministries, a non-denominational Christian church, moved to New Scotland two years ago after its Glenmont property was sold to an Albany church. Its pastor, Mae Boyer, had hoped to buy the building outright using federal grants and set up youth programs there.

New York was previously one of two states that treated 16- and 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal justice system. In April, Governor Cuomo signed into law legislation that will, in 2018, raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18. People younger than 18 who commit non-violent crimes will receive intervention and evidence-based treatment.