Knife-wielding man arrested in Saugerties

On July 15, 2023, at 12:28 a.m., Saugerties Police responded to 79 Livingston Street in the Village of Saugerties for a reported intoxicated male allegedly threatening someone with a knife, telling the victim he was going to kill them. Marlon E. Galdamez-Navarrette, 41 of Saugerties, was non-compliant when officers attempted to arrest him. Galdamez-Navarrette was taken into custody and processed at the Saugerties Police Department. During the booking process, Galdamez-Navarrette urinated on the booking room floor and further refused to be fingerprinted. He was arraigned in the Village of Saugerties justice court on the charges of Menacing  in the 2^nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4^th Degree, Disorderly Conduct and Obstruction of Governmental Administration (two counts). He was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to reappear in the Village of Saugerties justice court at a later date to answer his charges.