Inside the Courthouse: Purse Snatcher Case Adjourned

Here's a look at what happened during Scarsdale Court's April 28 session. Court is in session every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.

Alleged Walworth Mugger Still in Custody, Case Adjourned

Krystal Walters of Greenburgh is facing a trio of felony charges after allegedly mugging a woman on Walworth Street last week and going on a shopping spree with the victim's credit cards.

Walters, 21, was arrested in White Plains last week for an unrelated robbery. Scarsdale Police apprehended her while she was still in custody.

Judge John Galloway set Walters' bail at $50,000, signifying his perception of her as a flight risk. The case was adjourned Wednesday to May 5.

Walters' parents were in court and wouldn't comment on the charges.

Police are still trying to identify two alleged accomplices in the robbery. According to police reports, the thieves pulled the victim's coat over her head and ripped a purse from her hands.

Some credit cards that were in the purse "were subsequently used at a number of different locations in Westchester County and the Bronx," Scarsdale Police Lt. Bryant Clark told Patch.

He added that investigators had an easy time identifying Walters.

"There was no shortage of evidence, let's put it that way."

Trial Date Set in Lenox Place Neighbors' Dispute

Gary Trock, 53, was in court Wednesday to answer to second-degree harassment charges stemming from a three-year dispute with his Lenox Place neighbors.

Trock's motion to dismiss the case was denied by Judge John Galloway, paving the way for a June 7 non-jury trial.

Trock has allegedly sworn at the neighbor at the Scarsdale train station and tampered with his wife's car. According to Neil Comer, the defendant's attorney, the neighbors have been engaged in a dispute for three years. The alleged victims, he said, have routinely dumped trash on Trock's property and parked in his driveway.

In March, Comer alleged that one of the neighbors allegedly "almost ran over Mr. Trock's wife while she was getting her mail," though the Trocks have not pressed charges.

The neighbors have filed for an order of protection against Trock. Comer said he "strenuously opposes any order of protection." There have been no claims of threats or violence.

The neighbors "are going to use [the order of protection] as a sword, not a shield," he added.

Assistant District Attorney Cindy Adimari said "there is cause" for an order of protection, and called Trock the aggressor.

So far Judge John Galloway has refused to issue the order but warned that "any evidence of physical attack or violence, and there will be an order of protection."

"You want to test me, you'll soon find we have law and order on Lenox Place," he said.

Trespasser Found Unfit for Trial

The case of Bo Yang Zhen was dismissed after the defendant was found to be mentally unfit to stand trial by two psychologists.

Zhen, 52, of New York City, was arrested Nov. 23 after he wandered into a Ramsey Road home and refused to leave. According to police reports, Zhen became enraged when a maid pushed him out of the house. He then ripped a mezuzah - a pendant inscribed with Hebrew verses that Jewish people affix to doorframes – off the house.

He was also charged with resisting arrest for fighting with officers who arrived on the scene. Zhen was prescribed medication that he wasn't taking, police said.

Convicted Drunk Driver Fails to Pay Fines

Diego Casas was convicted for drunk driving in March and given until April 14 to pay $900 in fines. He failed to show up that day, but did appear Wednesday. Casas told Judge Galloway that he was out of the country on the 14^th, and asked for an additional week to pay the fines.

Galloway said he was "angry" that Casas bucked the last court date, but ultimately agreed to give him until May 2 to pay the fines.

"I'll take a chance on you, but if you don't show up you're going to jail," Galloway said.