Police Logs: Fights Lead To Arrests for 2 Men

The following information was supplied by the East Hampton Town Police Department . A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

• Mark S. Lester, 49, of East Hampton, was arrested after police said he harassed a man with a weapon on Oct. 15. Lester and the complainant argued at 162 North Main St. at about 8:10 a.m. When it turned physical, he allegedly jabbed the man with a tire iron and held it over his head. The other man went home and called police. Lester was arrested at the shop and charged with second-degree menacing, a misdemeanor, and second-degree harassment, a violation, at 11:10 a.m. He was released on his own recognizance.

• Peter A. Mangiameli, 43, Bridgehampton, turned himself in on an assault charge on Oct. 11, stemming from an incident at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Sept. 1. He allegedly punched a man in the face several times at about 3 a.m. The victim was taken to Southampton Hospital with broken facial bones and lacerations. Charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, Mangiameli was released on his own recognizance.

Privet Bushes at Center of Investigation

• Dennis M. Gallagher, 56, of East Hampton, was arrested on a third-degee grand larceny charge, a felony, at headquarters on Oct. 17. According to police, officers were called to a property on Springs-Fireplace Road when a neighbor saw landscapers digging up bushes on March 25. Police said that Gallagher had directed his landscapers to remove the bushes and replant them on his property on Diane Drive. He turned himself in last week. He was released on his own recognizance following arraignment.

2 DWI Crashes

• Sarah M. Broadwell, 32, of Montauk, was arrested on a misdemeanor aggravated DWI charge after she crashed into a property at 171 Soundview Dr. in Montauk on Saturday evening. Police said they received a call at 5:36 p.m., and found a 2006 Toyota was driven through some bushes and into a small garden. Broadwell was still in the driver's seat. According to the accident report, she had struck the shrubbery at the front of the house, then backed up and continued down the driveway, jumping a curb and crashing into more shrubs before coming to a stop. A test revealed a blood alcohol level slightly above .18, leading to the aggravated charge. She was arrested at about 6:05 p.m., held overnight for arraignment, and released the next day on $300 bail.

• Gabriel G. Yupa-Buestan, 40, of Springs, was arrested on drunken driving charges after he crashed his vehicle in the woods at the intersection of Bow Oarsman and Tub Oarsman roads in East Hampton on Monday at about 2:35 a.m. When police arrived, they found Yupa-Buestan and a woman walking away from the crash. Yupa-Buestan appeared intoxicated and he performed poorly on field sobriety tests. He reported have an issue with his brakes. At police headquarters, his blood alcohol level measured .20. He was ultimately charged with aggravated DWI. His arraignment information was not immediately available.

• Heather Dunn-Kostura, 44, of Springs, was arrested on a DWI charge on Sunday evening. Police said a license plate reader alerted them that the car's registration had been suspended for an insurance lapse, as she was driving on North Main Street. As she made a right turn onto Miller Lane East, the vehicle ran over the curb and police pulled her over, just after 6 p.m. Police said she appeared intoxicated and performed poorly on field sobriety tests. She was held overnight for arraignment and released on her own recognizance.

• An 18-year-old from Amagansett was arrested on a DWI charge in Montauk on Oct. 16. According to the arrest report, police saw a 2011 Audi sedan doing 58 mph in a 30 mph zone on Old Montauk Highway. They pulled the car over and found the driver was intoxicated. The defendant was released following an arraignment. Police withheld the defendant's name due to youthful offender status eligibility.

Criminal Contempt

• A 44-year-old Queens Village man was arrested on a second-degree criminal contempt charge, which is a misdemeanor, after police said he called his ex-girlfriend, breaking a stay-away order of protection, on June 24. The New York City Police Department took the man into custody on Oct. 16. Town police transported him to East Hampton. Following arraignment, he was released on $400 bail.

East Hampton Patch's policy is not to name those involved in domestic incidents unless they are charged with serious felonies.