Mohegan Lake Man Charged in Gold Chain Theft

New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation from the Cortlandt barracks arrested Langdon C. Simmons, 39 years old, of Mohegan Lake, New York, for Robbery 2nd Degree, a Class C Felony.

On Sept. 16 Troopers were contacted by a Cortlandt man who reported a robbery that occurred at an East Main Street apartment. The victim, an acquaintance of Simmons’, reported that he was assaulted by Simmons. Simmons then forcibly stole a gold chain from around the victim’s neck. The victim was treated at Hudson Valley Hospital where he received stitches for a laceration on his face following the dispute.

On Sept. 21, Simmons was located in the Town of Hyde Park and transported to SP Cortlandt. The defendant was arraigned before the Justice Gerald Klein and remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail. He is scheduled to return to the Cortlandt Justice Court on Sept. 25.