Law & disorder
The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
Cairo
• Criminal mischief: Natalie C. Grant, 34, of Cairo, was arrested by state police at Catskill at 12:48 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, in the town of Cairo and was charged with criminal mischief, a felony, following a report of a domestic dispute. Grant was released with a ticket for Cairo Town Court.
Esopus
• Drugs: Ayla Johnson, 20, of Saugerties, and Bradley Dunn, 24, of Poughkeepsie, were arrested by Ulster County sheriff’s deputies at about 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, following a traffic stop. Johnson was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and with possession of marijuana, a violation. Dunn was charged with possession of marijuana, a violation, and with traffic infractions. Deputies said they found 22 bags of heroin in Johnson’s possession and a small quantity of marijuana in the vehicle. Both suspects were released with tickets for Esopus Town Court.
Greenville
• Assault, mischief: Davall Croskey, 33, of Greenville, was arrested by state police at Coxsackie at 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 9, and was charged with criminal mischief, a felony, and assault, a misdemeanor. Croskey was held pending a court appearance.
Hyde Park
• Drugs: Jose E. Rave,
23, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested by state police at Rhinebeck at 3:08 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, in Hyde Park, and was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Rave was released with a ticket for Hyde Park Town Court.
Marlborough
• Marijuana: Nashon A. Lassic, 26, of Arlington, was arrested by state police at Highland at 9:05 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, in the town of Marlborough and was charged with possession of more than 2 ounces of marijuana, a misdemeanor. Lassic was released with a ticket for Marlborough Town Court.
Shawangunk
• Criminal mischief:
Shane D. Cortright, 30, of Pine Bush, was arrested by state police at Wawarsing at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, following a report of a domestic dispute and was charged with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. He was released pending an appearance in Shawangunk Town Court.
Town of Ulster
• DWI: Christopher P. Aucoin, 50, of Wilton, N.H., was arrested by state police at 7:25 p.m. Sunday, March 7, after his vehicle was stopped by troopers on the New York State Thruway in the town of Ulster, for a vehicle and traffic violation. Aucoin allegedly had a blood-alcohol content of 0.22 percent, nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08 percent. He was charged with aggravated drunken driving, a misdemeanor, and was released with a ticket for Ulster Town Court.
Wawarsing
• DWI: Stephen J. Mendock, 37, of Accord, was arrested by state police at Wawarsing at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, and was charged with drunken driving and driving with a blood alcohol content at or exceeding 0.08 percent, both misdemeanors. Mendock was released with tickets for Wawarsing Town Court.
Woodstock/Red Hook
• Burglary/menacing/ weapon: Tyler P. Dempsey, 21, of Swan Lake, was arrested by state police at Rhinebeck, where he was wanted in connection with a domestic incident, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, and was charged with criminal mischief (property valued at more than $250), a felony; and with two counts of menacing with a weapon and one count of criminal possession of a weapon, all misdemeanors, stemming from a March 8 incident in the town of Red Hook. He was subsequently arrested by state police at Ulster at 6:24 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, in the town of Kingston, where he was charged with burglary, a felony, and with unauthorized use of a computer (an iPad), a misdemeanor, reported earlier in the town of Woodstock. Dempsey was released with tickets for Red Hook and Woodstock town courts.