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Ulster County Man Nabbed On DWI, Weapon Charges Points Gun At Trooper, Police Say
An area man is facing multiple felony charges after police said he drove under the influence and pointed a pellet gun at a trooper.
Troopers pulled over a 2005 Ford-150 for a vehicle and traffic law violation in Ulster County on Institution Road in the town of Napanoch at about 11 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 2, according to New York State Police.
The driver, identified as 31-year-old David Stephens, of Accord, reached for what police believed to be a handgun and pointed it at the trooper approaching the Ford, police said.
The trooper ordered Stephens to drop the gun, and Stephens complied, State …
Man Accused Of Assaulting 2-Year-Old Multiple Times In Area
An area man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a two-year-old child on multiple occasions, causing serious injuries.
Ulster County resident Stephen Drake, 30, of Ellenville, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 30, after police responded to a home in Napanoch, on a report of the assault, said investigators from the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center
An investigation revealed that Drake, on multiple occasions, assaulted the child, causing multiple bruising to the child’s face, back, buttocks, and both extremities, the department said.
Drake was charged with assault …
