LAKE KIAMESHA – A motor vehicle accident on Route 42 in Lake Kiamesha around noon on Tuesday, September 19, led to a man assaulting two Sullivan County Sheriff’s officers.
At the scene deputies found a 2022 Toyota Prius in the ditch with Robert Forgione, 40, of Loch Sheldrake, sitting on the ground, against the vehicle. When deputies determined that the subject was unresponsive, they administered two doses of Narcan.
As Forgione regained consciousness he became combative and started fighting with the deputies. During the melee a detective was struck in the face and a deputy was bit on the arm.
Forgione was arrested and charged with felony assault, and misdemeanor driving while ability impaired by drugs, resisting arrest and obstructing government administration.
He was arraigned in the Town of Thompson court and released on his own recognizance pending a future court date.
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