Delhi Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Deputy

DELHI - On Tuesday November 19 th 2019 at about 9:05pm Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies
arrested 38-year-old Eric J. Swart of Delhi New York on charges of obstructing
government administration and resisting arrest following a report of a dispute in the
Village of Delhi. Deputies say that while interviewing the defendant, the defendant
proceeded to threaten to cause physical harm to a Deputy, and also physically resisted
arrest. Swart was later arraigned at Hamden Town Court and was remanded to the
Delaware County Jail in lieu of $1500 bail.

Speaking on the arrest, Sheriff Craig DuMond remarked “Effective January 1, 2020
egregious charges of this nature will result in an appearance ticket and an immediate
release. It is shocking and appalling that threatening a police officer and resisting arrest
will result in an immediate release. If criminal behavior of this magnitude is acceptable
upon a police officer, how will these criminals treat citizens of the general public?
Absolutely disgusting as far as I am concerned”, the Sheriff concluded.