Delhi Man Charged With 2 Felonies in Domestic Dispute

Multiple felony charges are filed stemming from an investigation into a domestic dispute in Delhi earlier this month.  After an investigation it was detrmined that the altercation involved a weapon.

In a press release posted on their Facebook page, from Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond, it was stated that Alan J. Reese, 59, a Delhi resident was arrested on a number of charges and is currently jailed.

Deputies responded to a 911 call on Monday morning April 5, 2021.  They were accompanied on the call by campus police officers from the State University of New York at Delhi.  At the scene. which was a Main Street residence, officers discovered an on-going altercation which involved a weapon.  Following an investigation, Mr. Reese was arrested.  After the domestic incident was resolved, Reese was taken into custody and was charged on multiple felony counts including burglary in the second degree, criminal contempt in the first degree, and a charge of possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree.  The drug charge is a misdemeanor.

Charges stemmed from Reese unsuccessfully entering a property in violation of a prior "stay away" protection order against him, and then he entered into an altercation with a resident of the Main Street home.

Reese was taken to the Town of Hamden court where he was arraigned on his charges and remanded to the custody of the Delaware County Correctional Facility in Delhi.  This was in lieu of posting a $10,000 cash bail.  Mr. Reese's next court appearance stemming from his arrest is currently being scheduled of authorities.