Crime & Safety
Coram Woman Charged With Endangerment After Restraining An Autistic Man: Police
It happened while a school bus was en route, Suffolk police say.
CORAM, NY — A 60-year-old Coram woman was arrested after restraining an autistic man by holding him down inside of a school bus on March 19, Suffolk police said.
It happened at around 11:40 a.m. on Jan. 20 while the bus was en route to a location, according to police.
Police declined to release the location.
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The woman was charged with endangering the welfare of a disabled and/or incapacitated person, a misdemeanor, police said.
No further details were available from the police.
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Patch has reached out to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.
The woman is due in court on April 8, online court records show.
She does not have a defense attorney on file, according to the records.
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