Police Blotter: Felony DWI, Trespassing Charge and More

-David C. Morin, 30, of Danbury, Conn., was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors and one felony around 3 a.m. Monday, police say. According to a press release from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Sheriff Frederick Mark stopped Morin after he committed a traffic violation on Sodom Road in Southeast. Mark concluded that Morin was intoxicated and that he had been driving while his "privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the state of New York had been suspended,” the release states. Mark arrested Morin and charged him with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a felony. While he was making the arrest, Mark found Morin to be in possession of a controlled substance, which was not identified in the release. That tacked on a misdemeanor charge of seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, according to the release. Morin was processed at the Putnam County Correctional Facility.

-Oscar R. Gonzales-Lopez, 22, was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing in the third degree, a misdemeanor, following a dispute involving his ex-girlfriend, according to police. A press release from the sheriff’s office states that Deputy Sheriffs Edward Kennedy and Thomas Lee arrived at a home on Deans Corners Road in Southeast around 2:20 a.m. Feb. 13, in response to a 911 call.  Police say that Gonzales-Lopez, whose address is unknown, had shown up intoxicated at his ex-girlfriend’s home and had refused to leave. After he was arrested, Gonzales-Lopez was processed at the county's correctional facility.

-Daniel D. Cyrus, 45, was arrested Feb. 9 and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, according to police. The arrest came after two officials from the sheriff’s office stopped him around 12:15 a.m. for an alleged traffic violation on Route 22 in Southeast. Cyrus, a resident of Patterson, allegedly failed field sobriety tests. Once he was processed at the county’s correctional facility he consented to a blood analysis, which led to his being charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, a press release states. The sheriff’s office generally does not release blood alcohol levels, as they may be considered evidentiary. The aggravated driving while intoxicated charge comes with a blood alcohol content of 0.18 or higher.

-Brice K. Assie, 27, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless endangerment in the second degree, both misdemeanors, Feb. 19, police say. While Deputy Sheriffs Lee and Bryan Suppa were making a traffic stop on Route 22 in Southeast, Assie allegedly “drove by and nearly struck Deputy Lee,” according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. Suppa went after him and determined he was intoxicated after he allegedly failed field sobriety tests. Once Assie was processed at the county’s correctional facility, he consented to a blood analysis, which led to his being charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, the release states. The two driving while intoxicated charges were raised from misdemeanors to felonies because Assie, a resident of Bridgeport, Conn. had been convicted of driving while intoxicated in 2005. He is due in Southeast Court March 24.

-Adam R. Vohra, 24, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree, both felonies, Feb. 16, police say. Deputy Sheriff Michael Neuner stopped Vohra as he was traveling on Route 22 in Southeast. Upon stopping Vohra, Neuner concluded that he had been “driving while his privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the State of New York had been suspended." Vohra, a resident of New Fairfield, Conn., was then arrested and later processed at the county's correctional facility.

-Abdul Elfar, 50, of Conn., was arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired, a traffic infraction, around 2 a.m. Sunday, according to Sgt. Robert Lombardi of New York State Police's Brewster barracks. Eflar had been traveling westbound on Interstate 84 in Southeast when he was pulled over for speeding and failure to signal while changing lines, Lombardi said. He added that Elfar was speeding at 77 mph in a 55 mph zone, and that his blood alcohol content was 0.07. Elfar is due in Southeast Court March 3.

-Amanda Chodosh, 23, of Bethel, Conn., was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, around 4:30 a.m. Saturday in Southeast, according to state police. Lombardi said her blood alcohol level was 0.14. She is due in Southeast Court March 3.