Crimes Nearby: Man Wielded Chainsaw in Threat

Editor's Note: The following information was supplied by East End police departments. A criminal charge is an accusation and does not indicate convictions.

Recent arrests and criminal court news from elsewhere on the East End:

WESTHAMPTON-HAMPTON BAYS

• Andrew Kristiansen, 45, of Hampton Bays, was arrested May 20 at 3:19 a.m.  after threatening another man with a chainsaw, according to police. Cops reported that Kristiansen, in an intoxicated condition, wielded the chainsaw in a threatening manner at a victim while at the . He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a class-D felony.

• Jean Foronda, 19, of Coram, was arrested in the hamlet of East Quogue on May 19 on Lewis Road at 9:57 p.m. after she was observed operating a stolen vehicle, police said. She was charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, a class-E felony. Foronda was additionally charged with aggravated unlicensed operation vehicle in the second degree, a misdemeanor.

• Joann Dammeyer, 40, of Mastic Beach, was charged May 18 with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, a class-C felony, after police received a report of an erratic driver heading northbound on County Road 51 towards the county center in Riverhead. Upon investigation, Dammeyer admitted to being under the influence of the painkiller oxycodone, Soma, a muscle relaxant, and Xanax, a tranquilizer defined as a schedule IV substance by the Drug Enforcement Agency. Since Dammeyer admitted to be under the influence of these medications while driving, she was charged additionally with driving while impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor, police said.

EAST HAMPTON

• A Springs man was charged with second-degree rape after information was found on Facebook, according to . Enrique D. Monge-Pucha, 22, of Springs, was indicted in Suffolk County Criminal Court on May 18 on charges that he had sexual intercourse with a girl who is under the age of 15. In New York, the age of consent is 17. He is being held on $150,000 bond or $75,000 cash bail at the Suffolk County jail in Riverside.

RIVERHEAD

• Candice A. Hughes, 21, of Riverhead, was arrested on May 16 at 10:44 p.m. on West Main Street in Riverhead and charged with criminal possession of marijuana. Police said after approaching the vehicle, the smell of burnt marijuana emanated from the car; a small amount of marijuana was allegedly seen beneath the seat and the door jam. When an officer went to look for identification in Ms. Hughes' purse, a small amount of marijuana was also allegedly found and, upon further investigation, police said a small amount was also found in the center console.

• Jose L. Andino Rodriguez, 22, of Riverhead, was arrested on Nadel Drive on May 16 at approximately 5:04 p.m. and charged with driving while intoxicated, first offense. When police responded to the scene of a motor vehicle accident, they arrested Andino Rodriguez and charged him with DWI. He was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center to be medically cleared, then was transported to police headquarters and held for arraignment. Police say assorted beer cans were submitted as evidence.

NORTH FORK

David Riddell, 35, of Southold, was charged with driving while intoxicated on May 18 at 10:02 p.m. after he left the roadway and struck two telephone poles, police said. After investigation, Riddell was found to be intoxicated, arrested for DWI and transported to for minor injuries sustained in the accident, police said. He was released a short time later and was transported to police headquarters in Peconic pending arraignment.

• Michael Webster, 23, of Greenport, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, resisting arrest, harassment, and menacing on May 20 at 8:11 p.m., after officers responded to a report that a man armed with a knife was attempting to enter a residence at 219 Main Street in the village, police said. Responding officers were able to take Webster into custody after a brief struggle, police said.

• Jairo Valdivia, 25, of Greenport, was charged with driving while intoxicated on May 20 at 10:14 p.m., after police observed him driving a 2000 Mitsubishi westbound on Route 48 failing to stay within a traffic lane and failing to signal lane changes, police said. Valdivia was found to be in an intoxicated condition and was arrested, police said.