Teen threatens to stab mother

NEW PALTZ – A 16-year-old New Paltz youth has been arrested for allegedly threatening to cut and stab his mother with a folding knife box cutter.
New Paltz Police charged with youth, whose name they did not make public, with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon following a domestic incident with his mother at a residence in the Town of Saugerties.
The youth was arraigned and released on his own recognizance pending a future court appearance. After his release, he was accompanied by his mother and police officers to Health Alliance Kingston Hospital campus for a psychiatric evaluation.

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Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV, and print media since 1970. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including an Associated Press “Best Newscast” award and recognition as a “Pillar of the Community” by the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center. He lives in Middletown with his wife, Virginia.