LAW & DISORDER
The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
City of Kingston
• DWI: Brian L. King, 24, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested by state police at Highland at 8:21 p.m. Sunday and was charged with two counts of misdemeanor possession of a weapon following a traffic stop on U.S. Route 9W. He was issued tickets for Kingston City Court.
Town of Ulster
• DWI: Lorraine Trez, 68, of Kingston, was arrested by state police at Ulster at 7:55a.m. Sunday following a traffic stop on Ulster Avenue and was charged with drunken driving and driving with a blood alcohol content exceeding 0.08percent. She was issued an appearance ticket for Ulster Town Court.
• Unlawful imprisonment, contempt, criminal mischief: Jonathan Reyes, 21, of Kingston, was arrested by the Ulster County sheriff’s deputies at 11:30p.m. April 2and was charged with unlawful imprisonment, criminal mischief, and criminal contempt, all misdemeanors, and harassment, a violation, after deputies responded to a domestic violence complaint. Deputies said Reyes, in violation of a stay-away corder, struck the victim, prevented her from leaving the apartment and took her cell phone away from her. He was issued tickets for Ulster Town Court.
Lloyd
• DWI: Wallace Defreitas, 27, of Atlanta, Ga., was arrested by Lloyd town police on Friday following a traffic stop on U.S Route 44/state 55and was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. He was released with tickets to appear in Lloyd Town Court.
• Drugs, petit larceny: James A. White, 37, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested by Lloyd town police on Saturday and was charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of a controlled substance, both misdemeanors. White is accused of stealing about $355worth of merchandise from the Hannaford Store in Highland. He was also wanted on a bench warrant from the city of Poughkeepsie police for criminal obstructing breathing/blood circulation. He was sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $1,000bail pending a court appearance.
• Fugitive: Kevin L. Stanley, 29, of Highland, was arrested Monday by Lloyd police and charged as a fugitive from justice on a warrant out of Phoenixville, Pa. He was also wanted on a bench warrant from Saratoga Springs. Stanley was sent to Ulster County Jail without bail pending extradition to Pennsylvania.
• DWI: Jason P. Ruddy, 24, of Kingston, was arrested by Lloyd town police on Tuesday, April 4, and was charged with misdemeanor drunken driving following a traffic stop on U.S. Route 9W. He was issued tickets for Lloyd Town Court.
New Paltz
• DWI: Thomas M. Ahearn, 29, of Kerhonkson, was arrested Saturday by Ulster County sheriff’s deputies and was charged with two counts of felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance and the violation of unlawful possession of marijuana. At about 4:20a.m. Saturday, deputies observed Ahearn engaging in what appeared to be a “hand-to-hand” drug transaction on Plattekill Avenue. Ahearn was found with a quantity of crystallized MDMA, Xanax pills and marijuana. He was sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $10,000bail pending a court appearance.
Plattekill
• DWI: Haley Scott, 21, of Wallkill, was arrested by Ulster County sheriff’s deputies at 3:55a.m. Sunday following a traffic stop on state Route 32 and was charged with drunken driving and driving with a blood alcohol content in excess of 0.08percent, both misdemeanors. He was issued tickets for Plattekill Town Court.
Saugerties
• DWI: Zachery C. Burns, 29, of 32Valk Road, Saugerties, was arrested at 11:21a.m. Sunday and was charged by Saugerties police with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of criminal mischief, all misdemeanors, as the result of an domestic dispute during which Burns allegedly took a cell phone away from the victim in an attempt to prevent the person from calling 911for help. The incident allegedly occurred in front of three children, one two months old, one a year old and another 8 years old. He was released pending an appearance in Saugerties Town Court.