Law & disorder
The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
City of Kingston
• Petit larceny: Jeris B. Lincoln, 29, homeless, was arrested by Ulster County Sheriff’s Office Security Officer Dennis McGuire and Ulster County Sheriff’s Deputy Deborah Prusack on Wednesday, charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor. McGuire, a part-time security officer, was on the job at the County Office Building on Fair Street when he was alerted by a witness that someone had removed a set of commemorative military dog tags from the war memorial in front of the building. McGuire and Prusack began looking for the suspect and found him walking down Fair Street, allegedly wearing the stolen dog tags. Lincoln was sent to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $100 bail with an appearance ticket for Kingston City Court.
• DWI: Rene M. Castellanos, 44, of Kingston, was arrested by state police at Ulster at 11:04 p.m. Thursday on Joys Lane and was charged with aggravated unlicensed driving (alcohol) and driving with a bloodalcohol content exceeding 0.08 percent, both felonies; drunken driving, a misdemeanor; and the infractions of driving without a license
and illegal signal while parked. Castellanos was released with appearance tickets for Kingston City Court.
• DWI: David P. Sahloff, 44, of Ulster Park, was arrested by state police at Ulster at 12:28 a.m. Friday on Clinton Avenue and was charged with driving with a blood-alcohol level exceeding 0.08 percent, a misdemeanor; and with the infractions of failing to stop and crossing road hazard markings. Sahloff was released with appearance tickets for Kingston City Court.
Athens
• Drugs: An 18-year-old Catskill man was arrested by state police at Coxsackie at 11:20 p.m. Thursday on U.S. Route 9W and was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and with possession of marijuana, a violation. He was released with appearance tickets for Athens Town Court.
Coxsackie
• Endangering: Henry V. Sprague, 32, of West Coxsackie, was arrested by state police at Catskill at 3:12 p.m. Thursday in the town and was charged with two misdemeanor counts of acting in a manner injurious to a child under the age of 17. Sprague was jailed pending a court appearance. Further information was unavailable.
Red Hook
• DWI: Arben Dushaj, 33, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested by Red Hook police at 10:32 p.m. Saturday on North Road in the town and was charged with two misdemeanor counts of drunken driving. He was released with appearance tickets for Red Hook Town Court.
• Drugs: Chad C. Cayea, 32, of Pine Plains, was arrested by Red Hook police Saturday at 11 p.m. on South Broadway in the village and was charged with two misdemeanor counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and with possession of marijuana, a violation. Cayea was released with appearance tickets for Red Hook Village Court.
Saugerties
• Aggravated family of
fense/endangering: Isaiah Fletcher, 22, of 55 Plenty St., Saugerties, was arrested by Saugerties police on Thursday and was charged with aggravated family offense, a felony; and with assault and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors. Fletcher’s arrest followed a reported domestic dispute where, according to a female victim, two parties had gotten into a verbal argument over the physical discipline of Fletcher’s child. Police said Fletcher reportedly punched the victim repeatedly, causing a laceration to her nose and swelling to her eye. The confrontation allegedly took place in front of four children who were at the residence. Fletcher was released with appearance tickets for Saugerties Town Court and an order of protection was issued.
• Drugs: Selena L. Aho, 39, of 83 Morgan Hill Road, Hurley, was arrested by Saugerties police on Friday and was charged with possession of a hypodermic instrument, a misdemeanor; and was processed on an outstanding arrest warrant. As police took Aho into custody on the arrest warrant, they found she possessed a hypodermic needle. She was turned over to the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office for processing.
Town of Ulster
• Drugs: Candace M. Lewis, 60, of Ellenville, was arrested by Ulster County sheriff’s deputies at 12:30 p.m. Thursday and was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and possession of marijuana, a violation; along with vehicle and traffic violations. Lewis’ arrest followed a traffic stop on East Chester Street. Police said Lewis possessed a quantity of hashish and marijuana and was released with appearance tickets for Ulster Town Court.