Sheriff Donald B. Smith announces the arrest of a Brewster man on a variety of charges after he threatened two deputies with a knife.

On January 31, 2010 at 1:14 a. m., Deputy Sheriffs Thomas Lee and Matthew Tunney responded to a 911 report of a suspicious intoxicated person who was banging on the door of a residence at 498 North Main Street in the Village of Brewster. Upon arrival, the deputies encountered an intoxicated male subject and began to question him. At that point, the man, identified as Fidel Romero Giron, 27, of 498 North Main Street, Brewster pulled a six inch fixed blade knife from his waistband. The deputies were able to disarm and restrain the man, who continued to physically resist the deputies. Upon securing the man, the deputies determined that he was also in possession of a gravity knife. The deputies arrested Mr. Romero Giron and charged him with the following crimes: Menacing a Police Officer, a felony; three counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon, a misdemeanor (to include Subsection 1: possession of a gravity knife; Subsection 2: possession of a dangerous knife with intent to use the same unlawfully against another; and Subsection 5: possesses any dangerous or deadly weapon and is not a citizen of the United States) ; and Resisting Arrest, a misdemeanor.

The defendant was arraigned before Town of Kent Justice Kevin Douchkoff and committed to the Putnam County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $25,000 bond pending a future court appearance.

Sheriff Smith praised the two deputies for their quick and efficient reaction to the defendant's violent conduct. The Sheriff also took the opportunity to emphasize that violent acts against his deputies will not be tolerated, and that offenders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, noting that violent felons who would threaten police officers present a considerably greater threat to an unarmed citizen.

If found guilty of the felony charge, the defendant could face up to seven years in a New York State Correctional Facility and a fine of up to $5,000.00.