Dena Michelsen, 35, of Pocono Lake, was committed to the Monroe County Correctional Facility, Snydersville, after her arraignment on simple assault charges stemming from a domestic incident at 8:25 p.m. Dec. 23 at 2127 Totel Trail, Tobyhanna Township, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police.

Police said the victim, Conrad Michelsen, 48, also of Pocono Lake and identified as the husband of the defendant, told police the woman had assaulted him. Officers observed several scratch marks on the man's face, neck and arms.