Erie woman charged with assault after chasing mail carrier with knife

( WJET/WFXP ) — An Erie woman was arrested and charged after chasing a US Postal Service mail carrier with a knife.

According to Millcreek police, the postal carrier was performing his duties around noon on Nov. 5 when he was confronted by a woman holding an opened folding knife above her head and yelling at the worker.

The postal carrier started running away with the suspect chased after before the victim was able to run inside a residence for safety near the 500 block of Montpelier Avenue.

Officers were able to locate the suspect — identified as 27-year-old Nassiba Mirzaeva, of Erie — and placed her into custody.

She was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Denise Marie Buell and charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats and simple assault.

Mirzaeva is currently being held in the Erie County Prison.