Man Arrested, Charged After Water Mill Dispute: Police

WATER MILL, NY — A Glen Head man was arrested in Water Mill Tuesday after a dispute, police said.

According to Southampton Town police, at 1:46 p.m., officers responded to a physical dispute on North Sea-Mecox Road. William Degel, 54, was arrested and charged with one count of misdemeanor criminal obstruction of breathing after it was determined he grabbed another person who was known to him by the neck and applied pressure, police said.

Degel was taken to police headquarters in Hampton Bays for processing, police said.