Valencia
VILLAGE OF LIBERTY – A Liberty man was arrested twice following a December 21 stabbing in the village. Police investigated and determined the incident took place at a residence on Orchard Street in Liberty.
Liberty Village Police charged Cain Valencia, 19, with felony assault and misdemeanor criminal possession of a weapon after stabbing another man on the night of December 11. The victim had been brought to the emergency room of Catskill Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Valencia was located in Ferndale on December 21 and arrested without incident. He is in the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $7,500 and an order of protection was issued barring him from having any contact with the victim of the stabbing.
He was bailed out of county jail and was rearrested by Liberty Village Police on December 26 when they learned he had violated the order of protection by communicating with the victim on Main Street in Liberty the day before.
Valencia was charged with criminal contempt as a misdemeanor and sent back to county jail in lieu of $600 bail.
Village of Monticello and State Police assisted Liberty Police on the case.
