Crime & Safety
Orange County Man Accused Of Violating Order Of Protection
Yorktown police said the man was being held in custody in Monroe.
YORKTOWN, NY — An Orange County man being held in custody in Monroe was accused of violating an order or protection in Yorktown.
The Yorktown Police Department said officers received a call from a Yorktown residence about a domestic incident on Sept. 22.
An investigation found that Jared R. Wilmot, 38, of Monroe, violated a duly served Westchester County Family Court order of protection by texting a threat to the victim, police said.
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Officers were not able to locate Wilmot initially and the Yorktown Justice Court issued an arrest warrant.
Around 9 a.m. May 10, Yorktown police were notified by the Monroe Police Department that they had Wilmot in custody.
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Yorktown police took the Monroe resident into custody, and he was charged with second-degree criminal contempt and second-degree aggravated harassment, misdemeanors.
Wilmot was arraigned in Yorktown Justice Court and released after he posted $1,000 bail.
He is scheduled to return to court Tuesday.
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