Inmate Assaults Officer In Dutchess, Sheriff Says
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Dutchess County inmate accused of attacking two officers in December, is being investigated by the Dutchess County Sherrif's Office for allegedly assaulting another corrections officer, according to the Sheriff's Office.
David Trotta, 21, who attacked the two other corrections officers on Thursday, Dec. 8, is accused of attacking another guard on Wednesday, Jan. 18, said Capt. John Watterson.
"We are currently investigating the incident, he hasn't been charged with the second attack at this time," said Watterson.
Trotta, who has been in jail since Oct…
Kent Man, 27, In Car On Side Of Road Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say
KENT, N.Y. -- Friday the 13th turned into a bad night for a Kent man who was charged with driving high on drugs after police found him parked alongside Farmer's Mills Road, according to the Kent Police Department.
Officer Jason Knapped charged Michael Urbanak, 27, with felony DWAI/Drugs after finding him sitting in the car around 10:15 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 13, police said.
A check of Urbanak's driver's license found that he had a previous DWAI/Drug conviction from 2013.
He was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
Wappingers Falls Man Pleads Guilty In Building Contracting Scheme
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- A Wappingers Falls contractor pleaded guilty Friday to running a scheme of spending customers money on himself or for repaying debts, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
Fortunato “Ken” Febus, 51, of Wappingers Falls, admitted that between May 8, 2012, and August 26, 2015, he engaged in an ongoing scheme to defraud a number of victims who hired him as a building contractor, Hoovler said.
Febus admitted that he accepted payment in connection with each of the jobs he was hired to perform, and then misappropriated the money by spending it o…
