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Orange County resident Joseph Michael Flood, age 42, of Port Jervis, was returned to Sullivan County on Thursday, Nov. 7, after failing to show up in court in 2023 for a crime spree, said Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty.
Chaboty said Flood was picked up from the Morris County Jail in New Jersey and returned after being arrested by the New Jersey State Police.
Flood was initially scheduled to appear on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 for sentencing in Sullivan County Court when he skipped town, Chaboty said.
Chaboty said Flood was convicted of felony reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, and fleeing a police officer after striking a Sheriff’s detective car and leading deputies on a 25-mile chase in August 2022.
He is also currently wanted by the New York State Police in Wurtsboro and the Port Jervis City Police on outstanding warrants.
Flood was arraigned and sent to the Sullivan County Jail in the village of Monticello without bail pending sentencing on his original charges.
Sullivan County Sheriff Mike Schiff said that Flood’s “crime spree” and lengthy criminal record are good arguments for repealing bail reform.
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