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Prisoner Charged With Violating Protective Order While Behind Bars In Hudson Valley Prisoner Charged With Violating Protective Order While Behind Bars In Hudson Valley
Prisoner Charged With Violating Protective Order While Behind Bars In Hudson Valley A man behind bars in the region has been charged again for allegedly violating a protective order. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on Friday, Oct. 19, at the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center in Poughkeepsie. According to Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson, Brandon Mima, age 21, of Beacon, is accused of violating an order of protection by contacting a protected party via telephone and video.  Watterson said he was charged with an aggravated family offense and two counts of criminal contempt. He remains at the center and is schedu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Prison Time: Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Beating Former 'Intimate' Partner Prison Time: Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Beating Former 'Intimate' Partner
Prison Time: Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Beating Former 'Intimate' Partner A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to criminal contempt for attacking a former "intimate" partner while under a protective order. Orange County resident Gregory Gonzalez, age 56, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 10 to two to four years in prison, the maximum permitted under the law. Gonzalez had three prior felony convictions, including a felony sex offense, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. As alleged in statements made and documents filed in court, on Saturday, April 29, members of the City of Middletown Police Departmen…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Area Woman Accused Of Violating Protective Order Area Woman Accused Of Violating Protective Order
Area Woman Accused Of Violating Protective Order An area woman has been arrested for allegedly violating a stay-away order of protection and becoming involved in a family dispute. Ulster County resident Katherine Moreira, 40, of Saugerties, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 23, after Saugerties Police responded to a call for a domestic in progress at the Skyline Drive Apartments in the Town of Saugerties, said Chief Joseph Sinagra. Upon arrival, officers conducted an interview with Moreira who reported being involved in a dispute with other family members that were present.  A file check on Moreira revealed that there was …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Accused Of Violating Protective Order Issued To Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say Woman Accused Of Violating Protective Order Issued To Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say
Woman Accused Of Violating Protective Order Issued To Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say A 33-year-old area woman was arrested for allegedly violating a protective order after police responded to a domestic incident. Ulster County resident Amanda Rotondaro, of Saugerties, was arrested on Friday, June 26, after Saugerties Police responded to the call, Chief Joseph Sinagra said. According to Sinagra, when officers responded to the incident Rotondaro and a man engaged in an altercation. After separating the two, an investigation found that the man had a protective order against Rotondaro, his former girlfriend. Officers established that Rotondaro was the primary aggressor an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Area Man Held For Violating Protective Order Area Man Held For Violating Protective Order
Area Man Held For Violating Protective Order A Central Nyack man is being held without bail after allegedly violating a protective order. Anthony Gulifield, 53, was arrested around 9:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 28, in Stony Point, and charged with criminal contempt with a previous conviction, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Gulifield was arrested after police responded to a home on Thiells Road on a report of domestic violence, Hylas said. When officers arrived on the scene they found Gulifield at the home of a woman who had a stay-away order of protection against him, Hylas said. Hylas said Gulifield had a previous conviction…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stony Point Man Hits Woman In Head During Domestic Dispute, Police Say Stony Point Man Hits Woman In Head During Domestic Dispute, Police Say
Stony Point Man Hits Woman In Head During Domestic Dispute, Police Say Stony Point Police arrested a 57-year-old man for allegedly injuring a woman during a domestic dispute. Thomas Murphy, of Stony Point, was arrested around 1-:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 10, and charged with assault and harassment, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Murphy was arrested after officers responded to a request for an ambulance for a 59-year-old woman with an injury, Hylas said. Once the scene, the woman told officers that Murphy allegedly struck her in the head with his fist during a domestic argument and caused a cut over her eye, police said.  The victim w…

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Disabled Vehicle Check Leads To DWI Arrest In Stony Point Disabled Vehicle Check Leads To DWI Arrest In Stony Point
Disabled Vehicle Check Leads To DWI Arrest In Stony Point A 55-year-old man was arrested for alleged aggravated DWI after Stony Point police responded to call regarding a disabled vehicle and a dispute in progress. Robert Rykowski, of Sloatsburg, was arrested around 3:45 a.m., Monday, April 15, on criminal contempt charges for violating a protective order and the DWI charged, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. When officers responded to the scene, they found Rykowski and a woman beside the vehicle. Rykowski admitted to driving the vehicle and was also found to be violation of a stay-away order from the woman he was accompanied by,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Charged With Violating Protection Order Westchester Man Charged With Violating Protection Order
Westchester Man Charged With Violating Protection Order A Westchester man was nabbed for violating a protective order after getting pulled over and officers found the protected person in the vehicle. Samuel Espinet, 35, of Yonkers, was arrested around 3:17 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, when Rockland County Sheriff's deputies pulled over his vehicle on Orangeburg Road for a traffic violation, police said. When deputies ran a check of Espinet, they found that he was under an order of protection to stay away from the passenger in the vehicle.  He was arrested and charged with criminal contempt/disobeying a court order and aggravated unlicensed oper…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Middletown Man Found Guilty Of Assaulting Same Woman Twice Middletown Man Found Guilty Of Assaulting Same Woman Twice
Middletown Man Found Guilty Of Assaulting Same Woman Twice A Middletown man was found guilty of assaulting the same woman twice during a jury trial.  Eric Gilchrist, 40, of Middletown, was found guilty Thursday on two counts of assault and criminal contempt and for having violated a protective order issued for the woman, the Orange County District Attorney's Office said. During the trial, prosecutors argued that Gilchrist, who had dated and lived with the victim, assaulted her on at least two occasions.  One of the assault charges stems from a July incident in which Gilchrist became enraged at the victim, who was with anot…

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by Kathy Reakes