Town businessman arrested for trespassing at Cantine Field over dispute with Stallions owner

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. » A town businessman who was arrested for trespassing at Cantine Field after a dispute with the owner of the Saugerties Stallions collegiate baseball team is claiming officials and the team’s owners are fabricating “100 percent lies” about his alleged actions.

David C. Moorhus, 46, of 151 Ridgeview Road, was arrested by Saugerties police on Thursday and charged with trespassing, a misdemeanor, after allegedly climbing a fence at the Cantine Memorial Complex, scaling a building and removing security cameras he had installed as a volunteer with the Stallions, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said.

Sinagra, who is also a member of the Stallions’ advisory board, said Moorhus had installed the cam-

eras, which were used to live-stream baseball games, in exchange for advertising and free baseball camp for his children. The chief said Moorhus had a disagreement with the team’s owner, Kevin Hinchey, and had removed the cameras “during the early morning hours of July 4.”

Sinagra said Moorhus, who was recorded removing the equipment on security cameras at the complex on July 4, was not charged with larceny because “there was a question as to whether or not it was larceny,” because Moorhus was planning to remove the

equipment at the end of the baseball season on Tuesday.

Sinagra said Moorhus could face additional charges after he reviewed “case law” on the subject. “The undisputable charge is trespassing,” the chief said, adding that, because cables were cut, Moorhus might also be charged with criminal mischief in the future.

Reached at Moorhus Computers on Friday, Moorhus said “the chief is part of the cronies gang” trying to slander him. He denied the existence of videotaped evidence and said he had not climbed a fence or scaled a building at the complex.

“It’s all hearsay and it’s not backed up,” Moorhus said. “Unfortunately, I will not hang around too long,

but I will leave town with a lot of money ... because they’re ruining me. None of this happened . ... Joe Sinagra is misleading everyone.”

Moorhus said he paid for his daughter to attend camp this summer and “I have a cashed check.” Asked to produce a copy of the check, he declined, saying his lawyer would probably advise against it.

Stallions owner Hinchey said two or three of Moorhus’ children attended the camp for free this summer in exchange for installations of the cameras, adding that he also received six VIP seats to games that were worth $500 each, along with “a million views for his computer shop” on the club’s Facebook page

when the games were streamed.

According to the Stallions’ website, however, adult season tickets to all 25 home games are $75. There is no mention of VIP seats on the site.

Hinchey said Moorhus removed the cameras after he was asked to attend games to assist student interns who were having difficulties with the equipment.

Hinchey said he reinstalled cameras and began live streaming games once again after July 4. He said it cost about $10,000 for the new equipment.

Moorhus said he’d spent $40,000 of his own money on the video equipment he removed on July 4. “I do it because I love it,” he said.