Westchester DA Issues List Of Cops With Credibility Problems

White Plains NY

20 February, 2020

4:03 PM

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WHITE PLAINS, NY — Westchester District Attorney Anthony Scarpino made public on Thursday a list of police officers who have credibility problems in terms of court cases. District attorneys across New York and elsewhere have reportedly kept lists of cops who can't be trusted in court, and these lists are more often being made public. "In the interest of transparency, we are releasing the names of active law enforcement officers who have had adverse credibility findings by a court or have criminal convictions or pending criminal charges that we are aware of," Scarpino told the press. "We maintain this information because it allows us to disclose this to a defendant and his or her counsel pursuant to our legal and ethical duties." ACTIVE DUTY POLICE OFFICERS Adverse Credibility Findings Peter Carcarterra, Westchester County Police Christian Gutierrez, Westchester County Police Andrew Ludlum, Westchester County DA Investigator Nelson Marti, NYS Park Police Dennis Molina, Yonkers Steven Stromberg, Westchester County PoliceCriminal Convictions Matthew Chalmers, Port Chester Police - Crim. Misc. 4-1994 / Att. Crim. Misc. 4 - 1993Leonard Cooper, Westchester Cty Police, Reckless Driving - 2007 Allan Fong, MTA Police, Assault 3 - 2017 John Gamble, Mount Vernon Police, Assault 3 - 2008 Bill Guzman, Yonkers Police, DWI - 1993Orville Kitson, Mount Vernon Police, Prohibited Use Weapon - 2018Kyle Kreuscher, Peekskill Police, DWI - 2012Nehemiah Nelson, NYS Police, Crim. Trespass 2 - 2005Jose Nieves, Port Chester Police, DWI -- 2015 Jonathan Rubin, Port Chester Police, AUO2 - 1993 Reinaldo Santamaria, Port Chester Police, AUO2 - 1999 Steven Velasquez, Yonkers Police, DWI - 2008 Joe Zepeda, White Plains Police, DWI - 2010 Pending Criminal Charges * Michael Agovino, Peekskill Police, Burglary 2/ Sexually Motivated FelonyMartin Bailey, Mount Vemon Police, Tampering w/EvidenceChristian Carrasco, Yonkers Police, Grand Larceny 3 Orville Kitson, Mount Vernon Police, Menacing 2 A charge is merely an accusation; a person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.