More contempt from DeGroat
According to Saugerties town police, Donald DeGroat violated a court-issued restraining order for the third time in a year on Feb. 20 after following his victim to “various locations in the town of Saugerties” and calling her repeatedly to tell her that he was watching her and knew where she was.
On Dec. 8, 2019, DeGroat, 50, of Saugerties, violated an earlier court order of protection issued in September after, police said, he caused physical injury to the same victim who he had struck in the head with a broom earlier this year (at that time, he was violating an even earlier court order issued in March, police said).
DeGroat last week was charged with the misdemeanors of second-degree harassment and criminal contempt of a court order, then released; the presiding town justice upgraded the standing restraining order from a “no harass order or protection,” which only prohibits DeGroat from causing the victim any harm, to a full stay away order of protection.
Contrera contemptuous
Kevin P. Contrera of Saugerties, 50, was charged with the misdemeanors of second-degree harassment and second-degree criminal contempt of a court order on Feb. 24, town police said, after fighting with an individual who had a no-harass order of protection against him. Contrera was released on his own recognizance after he was arraigned in town court.
Charges follow crash
A Medford man was charged with driving while intoxicated and other of misdemeanors after he ran his car off the road on Feb. 22 and into a mailbox, while driving against the terms of a provisional license, town police said. Police said Frank R. Kiss, 64, also refused to submit to breath or chemical tests. Kiss was released on his own recognizance after a town justice revoked his driver’s license.
Knifeplay brings arrest
Adam J. Stade of Glasco, 36, was charged with the misdemeanor of second-degree menacing after pulling a knife on a victim and threatening them with physical harm on Feb. 24, town police said. Stade was released on his own recognizance after a town justice issued a stay-away order of protection on his victim’s behalf.
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