MONTICELLO – The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a New York City man for failing to appear on a burglary charge.
Eliajh Cooper, 20, was arrested by deputies in the Town of Fallsburg on March 12, 2020 for felony burglary and misdemeanor petit larceny. He was arraigned in court and released under New York State’s new bail reform law, with a return date of March 16, 2020. After being given an opportunity to appear voluntarily, a bench warrant was issued for Cooper on August 24, 2020.
On December 8, 2020, the sheriff’s office was contacted by the New York City Department of Corrections who advised that Cooper had been arrested by NYPD on a separate charge and was set to be released from jail that day.
Deputies traveled to Rikers Island and picked up Cooper on the outstanding bench warrant for burglary. He was transported back to Sullivan County where he was arraigned before Town of Thompson Judge Martin Miller. Cooper was once again released on his own recognizance, under New York’s bail law and ordered to appear in court on January 11, 2021.
