Crime & Safety
Yorktown Man Accused Of Violating Order Of Protection
Police the man was unable to post bail and was sent to the county jail.
YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown Heights man was accused of violating an order of protection.
The Yorktown Police Department said Scott Echeverria, 33, of Yorktown Heights, was charged Tuesday with second-degree criminal contempt, a misdemeanor.
Police said, around 4 p.m. Tuesday, they received information from the Westchester County Department of Corrections about someone violating a duly served Town of Yorktown Justice Court order of protection by contacting the protected party.
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Echeverria was accused of making contact while in custody of the county corrections department.
After being processed at the Yorktown Police Headquarters, he was arraigned in the Yorktown Justice Court.
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Echeverria was unable to post the $20,000 bail and was sent to the Westchester County Department of Corrections.
He is due back in Yorktown Justice Court March 22.
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