Crime & Safety
Dutchess County Man Accused Using Metal Pipe To Injure Yorktown Resident
Following an investigation, the accused voluntarily appeared at police headquarters.
YORKTOWN, NY — Police arrested a Dutchess County man who they said attacked another man with a metal pipe. Yorktown Police said Muhamet Kabashi, 47, of Poughquag, Dutchess County, was charged with second-degree assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, felonies.
According to the police, a call was received at 8:46 p.m. Oct. 15 from a man living on Lexington Avenue who said that on the morning of Oct. 11, while he was outside his home, Kabashi hit him in arm with a metal pipe, causing him pain. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)
Following an investigation, Kabashi voluntarily appeared at police headquarters Oct. 17, at which time he was arrested.
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Kabashi was arraigned and released on $2,500 bail.
He is scheduled to next appear in court Nov. 28.
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