Inside the Tarrytown Court House

Here's a look at some of the cases that came before the Village Court during its March 25, 2010 session.

Tong Case Pushed Back

Dr. Thomas Tong, a dentist in Tarrytown, was in court on Wednesday. Tong was arrested in November 2009 on allegations of child endangerment and forcible touching.

Tong's court date was pushed back to May 12.

Acevedo Remanded Until Court Clarifies His Status

Pedro Acevedo, 37, of Yonkers, was in court again this week to answer for the theft of a GPS unit. Acevedo had fled the scene with multiple suspects including Orlando Perez, who appeared in court last week on related charges.

Acevedo had apparently plead guilty the previous day in Yonkers to charges of violating probation and possession of stolen property, his attorney said. However, the district attorney could not confirm with Yonkers that Acevedo had plead guilty to the charges. The DA and asked that the case be heard again in court next week in order to clarify the situation, a motion that was granted by Village Justice Kyle McGovern.

Roldan Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge

Irene Roldan plead guilty to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct pertaining to a September 2009 incident in which she reportedly scratched a man's face and arms. She was given a one-year conditional discharge and a $125 fine with additional surcharges. McGovern also attached a two-year permanent order of protection which stated that Roldan will not be allowed to go near the man she had had a conflict with.

Curry Pleads Guilty

Sidney Curry plead guilty to disorderly conduct. He was arrested last week on a warrant after failing to appear in court. Curry was to appear in court after being involved in a fight on Main St. with Vincent Fracaroli on Mar. 8 (Fracaroli has contributed photographs to the Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Patch in the past).

Curry was released from police custody with time served. He was also issued a two-year permanent order of protection to stay away from Fracaroli and was banned by the Tarrytown police from entering the Warner Library.

Villa's Employer Wants to Give Him a Second Change

Mario Villa's employer was in court to show support and vouch for Villa. He also said he would take Villa to all of his probation appointments.

Villa was found guilty and sentenced on December 16, 2009 pertaining to a DWI incident in which he crashed and totalled a friend's car, injuring himself and a passenger in Tarrytown.

Villa was supposed to see a probation officer after the conviction, but he apparently did not comply with the court order. Police records also indicated that Villa was not residing in the residence he had listed. Villa was then arrested for violating parole.

Villa's attorney said much of the confusion in the case was due to Villa being afraid immigration officers would deport him. McGovern understood there would have been some confusion, but noted that Villa had not made an attempt to see his probation officer.

"The effort to put the defendant on probation has been a failure," he said.

Villa's bail was set at $5,000 and his case pushed back to April 7.

Other Cases

• Lorena Salerno, who was arrested with another man for posession of PCP, had her court date pushed back. Elton Taylor, who was arrested with Salerno, is facing charges of selling PCP in Greenburgh.
• Michael Pasterczyk was scolded for not engaging in the Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) program. Pasterczyk had been arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance and had posted $5,000 bail. McGovern said if he did not seek help from TASC he would be remanded to jail and bail would be set at $50,000.