Crime & Safety
White Plains Man Arrested On Felony Weapon Charge
Police said he was playing with a knife in a restaurant.
YORKTOWN, NY — A previous conviction led to an escalation of a weapons charge for a White Plains man. Yorktown Police said Ryan McCullough, 23, of East Post Road in White Plains, was charged with felony third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
On Feb. 11, around 4:55 p.m., police were dispatched to Panera Bread restaurant at 6 Triangle Center in Yorktown Heights for a report of a someone playing with a knife.
When they arrived, police found that McCullough had a gravity knife in plain view of customers.
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Police also found that McCullough had a previous conviction of a crime that elevated the charge to a felony.
He was arrested and taken to Yorktown Police Headquarters.
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McCullough was arraigned and bail or bond was set at $15,000.
Because he was unable to post bail, he was remanded to the custody of the Westchester County Department of Corrections and is due back in Yorktown Justice Court Feb. 15.
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