OXFORD � A local woman is accused of pulling the false teeth out of the mouth of a bartender at the American Legion and then throwing a beer bottle at her after being refused a drink.

Caterina Froio-Chaput, 46, of 12 Rhonda Rheault Drive, is charged with assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (beer bottle). She was arraigned Thursday in Dudley District Court. Bail was set at $100. A pretrial hearing is slated for Jan. 6.

The bartender told Ms. Froio-Chaput that she was not allowed in the American Legion and she could not be served. When she was told to leave, Ms. Froio-Chaput allegedly started hitting the bartender in the face and pulled the false teeth out of the bartender's mouth. After the bartender escaped behind the bar, Ms. Froio-Chaput allegedly picked up a beer bottle from the counter and threw it at her, striking her in the chest, according to the police report.

Ms. Froio-Chaput told police that she went to the American Legion to get her estranged husband and to confront the bartender who, she said, was sleeping with him, the police report said.

Ms. Froio-Chaput told police she did not have the bartender's teeth. When asked by an officer if he could check her belongings, Ms. Froio-Chaput ripped off her vest and threw it to the floor. Another officer picked up the vest and found the false teeth in the woman's right front pocket, according to the police report.

When asked if the teeth were hers, Ms. Froio-Chaput said, "No, I don't have fake teeth. They must belong to that (expletive) and she must have planted them in my pocket."

The incident happened shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday at American Legion Post 58 at 277 Main St.