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Man Accused Of Beating Woman With Lawn Chair In Area, Police Say
A 32-year-old man was arrested for domestic violence after allegedly beating a woman with a lawn chair.
John Peters, age 32, of Conway, South Carolina, was arrested by New York State Police on Wednesday, May 19, after police responded to a home in the town of Fishkill, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
During an investigation of the incident, troopers found that Peters struck the victim with a lawn chair causing the victim to suffer serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Hicks said.
He was arrested and charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
Peters was arraigned before the town…
Mother Of Four From Hudson Valley Shot Dead By Ex-Boyfriend At Restaurant Where She Worked
A Hudson Valley native and mother of four was allegedly gunned down while at work by an ex-boyfriend.
Rebecca Jean Rogers, age 38, who grew up in Orange County, and graduated from Goshen High School, was shot and killed Friday, April 16, while at her waitressing job at a Bob Evans Restaurant in Ohio, where she moved several years ago.
Rogers' ex-boyfriend, Richard Nelson, age 54, of Canton, Ohio, walked into the restaurant, past the cash register, and down a hallway where he then allegedly shot Rogers multiple times before fleeing, Canton Police said.
Nelson was later captured by Canton Po…
Man Busted For Attempting To Choke Woman In Area, Police Say
An area man was arrested on a warrant by police just minutes after he had been released from prison for an event last year in which he allegedly attempted to choke a pregnant woman.
Michael J. Rhodes III, 23, of Catskill in Greene County, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 5, for an incident which took place on Monday, June 15 in Ulster County, said Saugerties Chief of Police Joseph A. Sinagra.
According to Sinagra, on June 15, Saugerties Police initiated an investigation into a report of a domestic dispute between Rhodes and a female victim.
The victim reported to police that on…
