Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Man Knocked Unconscious in Fight over Seat on Charter Boat

The following information was supplied by police departments on the East End. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

• Ray E. Hightower, 38, of Hempstead, was arrested on a charge of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, after a fight on a boat in Montauk on Dec. 21 at about 4:20 a.m. They found one man unconscious in a seat on the charter boat with injuries to his face. Hightower claimed the other man had instigated the fight over a seat on the boat and reportedly admitted to striking him twice with his fist to get away. The alleged victim was transported to Southampton Hospital for a cut to his eye that required stitches, swelling and a bruise on his chest. Hightower was released on his own recognizance.

• On Dec. 21, Joseph P. Brady Jr., 25, of East Hampton, was arrested on several charges released to a domestic dispute that occurred one day earlier in Springs. He was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and fourth-degree criminal mischief, both misdemeanors, and second-degree harassment, a violation. Rana released him on his own recognizance.

• Flavio R. Zhinin, 22, of East Hampton, was arrested on charges of false personation and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, both misdemeanors, after a car accident on Dec. 21 at about 11:35 a.m. The airbags in both cars deployed. Zhinin reportedly gave a false name to police, as his driver's license had been suspended. Manuel Criollo-Campoverde, the owner of the Volvo, was also issued a ticket for allowing Zhinin to drive the car. Zhinin is set to be arraigned on Jan. 18. He was released on $500 bail.

RIVERHEAD

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• A Middle Island man was arrested on Wednesday after police said he attempted to assault another man in family court. Nehemiah Johnson, 23, was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and obstruction of governmental administration, according to an arrest report. He was processed and held for arraignment.
• Police arrested a woman after she was found inside a Johns Lane home in Riverhead on the home owner's couch eating ice cream, police said. Aimee Fitzgerald was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal trespassing on Dec. 17 according to police. Fitzgerald was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center after she told police she needed medication for a medical condition. After she was evaluated and assisted, Fitzgerald was held on $200 bail, according to a police report.
• A woman was arrested at CVS on Dec. 17 and charged with harassment and petty larceny after she allegedly tried to steal perfume from the store and was involved in a physical altercation when a CVS employee confronted her. Dora Moore, 42, of Riverhead, reportedly stole four perfumes and lotions from the store by hiding them in her pocketbook, according to police. A CVS employee confronted her about the missing items and Moore reportedly began to fight the woman. She was arrested and charged with petty larceny and second-degree harassment once police arrived on the scene, according to a police report.

SOUTHAMPTON

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• John Paul Foley, 38, of Sagaponack, was arrested Dec. 21 at 10:48 a.m. and charged with criminal contempt in the second degree, a misdemeanor, and harassment in the second degree, a violation. Police said he was in violation of an order of protection when he was arrested at his home.

 



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